Mom's Garbage Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup cornflakes cereal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• cream together sugars and shortening. add in flour, salt and baking soda. add eggs and mix well. stir in rest of ingredients and work dough with your hands until mixed.
• divide dough in 1/2. place each half on waxed paper. form two long rolls. refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• slice dough 1/4 inch thick. place on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes.