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Oatmeal: Family Favorite Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Source of Recipe

Virginia Bodner


List of Ingredients

2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup sour milk
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts


Recipe

In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon; add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Stir in oats, raisins and nuts. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto gresed cookie sheets. Bakea t 350ºF for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a cooling rack. Makes about 5 dozen. Note: to sour milk, place 1 tbl. white vinegar in a measuring cup; add enough milk to equal 1 cup.)