homemade oatmeal raisin cookies

Heat oven to 350. Beat shortening, sugars, eggs, water, vanilla until creamy. Add combined remaining ingredients and mix. I Bake for 11 min, then rotate pans from front to back and top to bottom rack in the oven. Cook another 4 min and check to see if done. For variety add nuts, chocolate chips or coconut. Makes 60 cookies.