oatmeal crispies

Truly a crowd pleaser! Baking is one of my most favorite pastimes, and I try to do it when I can (despite having access to the best kitchen/resources)

Oatmeal Crispies:
you'll need...
1 cup shortening/crisco (1 stick)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup regular sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract*
1 & 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups oatmeal
handful of peacans (chopped) or some other nut
Wax paper

1- cream together in your kitchenaid/mixer the shortening, sugars, eggs, & extract
2- mix dry ingredient together (minus nuts & oatmeal)
3- add dry ingredients to the wet ones
4- chop nuts if necessary (this is how I roll: I put them in a bag them slam them with my fist, pretending it is a person I don't like... haha!)
5- add nuts & oats to mixture

Okay, so here's where it gets funky:
6- divide dough into three balls
7- roll out some wax paper
8- Shape each ball to resemble a roll (about 8 inches long, 2-3 inches thick)
9- Wrap each roll individually in wax paper, put in fridge
10- Go do something for about 1 hour...
11- Take rolls out, cut cookies about 1/4 inch thick
12- Bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes

*source: pioneer woman
also, the org. recipe doesn't say almond, but I get sick of vanilla...