Oatmeal "rocks"

Ingredients

1 c shortening
1 c sugar
2 eggs
2 c flour
2 oatmeal
1 ts baking powder
1/2 ts soda
1 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts salt
1 c dates
1 c nuts
1/4 c milk

Instructions

Recipe by: dsjn00aCream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Mix the dry ingredients, sprinkle over the raisins and nuts and combine the mixtures, adding only enough milk to make a stiff dough. Drop on greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake 10-12 minutes in moderate oven, 350~. ----