MOTHER'S # 1 OATMEAL COOKIES
Source of Recipe
BBR
Recipe Introduction
Posted by: CookieC
List of Ingredients
¾ cup shortening
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup flour
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup oatmeal
1 tsp vanilla
nuts or raisins (optional)
Recipe
Cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix well. Add dry ingredients and combine. Add nuts or raisins if you want. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350º oven for 12 minutes.
Makes 3 ½ dozen
p.s. I used half whole wheat flour and old fashioned oats.