Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - California Raisins

Ingredients

• 3 1 / 4 Cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Teaspoons baking soda
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 4 Cups rolled oats
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 1 / 4 Cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 / 4 Teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 / 2 Teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• 1 1 / 4 Cups shortening
• 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1 / 2 Cups California raisins, plumped