1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups dry oatmeal
½ to 1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 400 F. Cream together shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add and blend eggs and vanilla extract. Add flour, soda and salt. Stir in oatmeal and pecans. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.