3/4 c  Vegetable shortening
     1 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
   1/2 c  Granulated sugar
     1    Egg
   1/4 c  Water
     1 ts Vanilla
     3 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked
          — (quick or old-fashioned)
     1 c  All-purpose flour
     1 ts Salt (optional)
   1/2 ts Baking soda
 Heat oven to 350 F.  Beat together shortening, sugars, eggs, water and
 vanilla until creamy.  Add combined dry ingedients; mix well. Drop by
 rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15
 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store tightly covered.
 Nutrition Information: (1 cookie, regular size): * Calories 70 * Fat
 3g * Sodium 10g * Dietary Fiber 0g
 VARIATIONS: =========== My Own Special Cookies: Stir in 1 cup (any
 combination of) raisins, chopped nuts, semisweet chocolate pieces or
 flaked coconut.
 Large Cookies: Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls. Bake 12 to 14 minutes
 at 375 F.
                 
                 Yields       
                60 Cookies