Preheat oven to 350 deg.

• ¾ c        soft butter or shortening
• 1 c         firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ c        granulated suga
• 1                       egg
• ¼ c        water
• 1 tsp      vanilla
• 1 c         flour
• ½ tsp     salt
• ½ tsp     soda
• 3 c         oats
• ½ c        raisins or chocolate chips

Cream butter, sugar, egg, water & vanilla together.  Sift flour, salt & soda together.  Add to creamed mixture.  Blend well.  Stir in oats and raisins.  Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake 10 minutes or until edges start to brown.  For variety add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips or coconut.