Loaded Oatmeal Raisiny Cookies

I'm having some friends over tonight and a yard sale tomorrow, so I need something sweet to feed everyone. So I found this recipe on the back of a generic tube of oats and messed with it to make these cookies explode with raisiny goodness!

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups Quick Oats
1/2 cup dried currants
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup regular dark raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Beat shortening and sugars until creamy (use your Kitchenaid mixer if you have one). Add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Sift flour, salt and baking soda together onto a piece of waxed paper and add to mixture, beating together well. Add oatmeal, raisins and currants and mix well.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. YUM! Makes as many cookies as you have dough left after eating raw cookie dough.