Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

My girls have been out of school for a couple of weeks now and already the boredom has set in. I didn't have many snacks in the house ( it was to close to grocery shopping day lol) so I figured we could do some baking. After looking through numerous recipes I came across these cookies and since I actually had all the ingredients to make them ,off to the kitchen we went. They turned out pretty good, the girls really liked them. I think next time I would add some more cherry juice in the mixture though. If you try them I would love to know what you thought about them.

Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups rolled oats

1/2 cup maraschino cherries, drained and

chopped

1 cup chopped walnuts

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. n a separate bowl, cream together shortening, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, cherry juice and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and mix well. Blend in oatmeal, chopped cherries and chopped nuts. Mix well. Roll into balls the size of walnuts and slightly mash down. Bake to a golden brown, 8 - 10 minutes.