Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 cup shortening/marg/oil, 2 eggs, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1 1/2 cups oats, 1 cup raisins, you can add 1/2 cup chopped almonds. Mix dry ingreds in mixer, add wet, then add oats raisins & if nuts or choc chips or coconut. Make 1 inch balls and put on ungreased cookie sheet 3 inches apart (they expand), bake for 10-12 mins remove from sheet to cool. Bake at 375 F