Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. wheat germ (optional- but worth the purchase! It's good for you!)
12 oz. chocolate * or 1 1/2 cups golden raisins (optional)

*Martha Stewart says to use good quality baking chunks, personally, I use Hersey's Kisses that I cut into chunks. I always seem to have enough of those around.

Preheat oven to 350 degreees. Cream Crisco, sugars and egg together with a wooden spoon. Add vanilla and stir. In separate bowl combine, oats, flour, soda, and wheat germ together. Stir into creamed mix to combine. Add chocolate chunks or raisins and combine.

Use a small scoop and drop by spoonsful on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until edges are just golden (know your oven) about 14 minutes for small cookies and 18 minutes for large ones.

Chewy and crispy all at once! Yum Yummy!