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Day 4-Larry Holtzen's Famous Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans 

Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs and mix well.  Add vanilla.  Sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda, add to other mixture, mixing well.  Then add oats, chips and pecans, mix well.  Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet, bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.  Don't over bake!