Oatmeal Cookies (a Lion House recipe)

Made these yesterday. I had forgotten how good they are. I didn't use the raisins as I don't like raisins in my cookies.

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shortening (okay, I used butter)
2 eggs
½ cup milk
2 cups rolled oats
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
2 cups flour
1 cup raisins (opt)
½ cup nuts (opt)

Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs and milk and mix well. Then add rolled oats. Sift together dry ingredients and mix in until smooth. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 min or until lightly browned. Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.