Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4         stick  butter flavor vegetable shortening
  1 1/4           cups  light brown sugar -- firmly packed
  1                     egg
     1/3           cup  milk
  1 1/2      teaspoons  vanilla
  3               cups  quick-cooking oats -- uncooked
  1                cup  all-purpose flour
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  1 1/2           cups  semisweet chocolate chips
     1/2                almond brickle chips
     1/2           cup  pecans -- finely chopped

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets with shortening. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixure at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips, almond chips, and pecans. Shape dough into 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch balls with lightly floured hands. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cooking sheet. Flatten slightly. Bake one baking sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake) Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

Nutritional Information:

157 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (30% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 79mg Sodium