Easy Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1 c Shortening
1 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 c Quick-cooking or regular oats; uncooked
1/2 c Chopped pecans

Combine flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside. Cream shortening and sugar; beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats and pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: about 8 dozen.

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