Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup brown sugar,

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup shortening

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 to 11/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 6oz pkgs chocolate chips

1/2 to 1 c walnuts if desire

3 cups oats

Mix Brown and white sugar together, add eggs and mix well until smooth.  Add shortening, mix well until smooth, add vanilla and mix well.  Sift flour, baking power and salt together, add to sugar mixture.  Add chocolate chips and nuts if desire, add oats a little at a time.  Mix very well, You may not need all 3 cups of oatmeal, add enough until you have a good cookie dough consistency.  Place on grease cookie sheet, bake 8 to 10 minutes.