Heapsbrick Oven Cookies

A friend requested I post this recipe. These cookies are VERY good. :) My family has made these for years. Not sure where my mom got the recipe from. I like them baked so they're still white with golden tips. I freeze them right away when they've cooled (I do that with all my cookies) so they stay fresh. I double the recipe and it barely fits into my Kitchen Aid mixer. The oatmeal is really filling so I don't O.D. on them. I just love them. :) Let me know what you think!
 
Heapsbrick Oven Cookies

2 c flour 2 c sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/3 c rolled oats
1 tsp vanilla
1 c shortening
2 Tbsp milk
1 egg
Chocolate chips
Mini M&M's (optional, use less chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in vanilla, shortening, milk and egg. It is a drier cookie dough, but if it is too crumbly to stick together when pressed, add more milk; 1 Tbsp at a time.
Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet and flatten, just a little.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until slightly browned on top (although I like mine more white).
Let sit 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack. Great warm, cooled, or frozen.