INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 c. flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. quick cooking oatmeal
6 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugar, butter, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsful about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched. 10 to 12 minutes.

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 c. butter
1 1/8 c. sugar
1 1/8 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. instant oatmeal
12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
In mixing bowl combine and beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Mix soda and salt into flour and beat into butter mixture until just blended. Beat oats and then chocolate chips in until just blended. Bake at 350 degrees or ungreased cookie sheets, until just beginning to brown, 7-8 minutes.

INGREDIENTS:
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 c. oatmeal
1 c. chopped nutmeats

DIRECTIONS:
Cream sugars and shortening. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients. Stir in nutmeats. Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 6 dozen.