Oatmeal Cookies (Quaker Oats Box)

¾ cup vegetable shortening                           
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 cups Oats, uncooked                                  
1 cup flour
½ cup granulated sugar                                 
½ tsp soda
1 egg                                                              
½ tsp salt
¼ cup water                                                   
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla                                                   
¼ tsp nutmeg
 
Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy.  Add combined remaining ingredients; mix well.  Drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350º for 12-15 minutes.  Makes about 5 dozen cookies.