OATMEAL COOKIES 1 c. shortening 1 c. sugar 1 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 1/2 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 3 c. oatmeal 1 c. raisins (optional) 1 c. pecans (optional) Cream shortening and sugars. Mix in egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, salt, soda and spices; fold into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, raisins and pecans. Drop dough by teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 4 dozen. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |