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    GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN BIG COOKIES

    List of Ingredients




    You want these cookies soft and chewy when cool -- just like a happy grandma would make 'em -- so take them out when they are just beginning to turn light brown around the edges.


    1/2 cup raisins
    1/3 cup water
    1/2 cup vegetable shortening
    1 egg
    1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 1/4 cups oats (not instant)
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup raisins

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Combine raisins with water in a food processor and blend on high speed for about 1 minute or until very smooth. Combine this raisin puree with the vegetable shortening, egg, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix well with electric mixer until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine the flour with the oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Pour this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix well until ingredients are incorporated. Mix in raisins. Roll 3 tablespoon portions of the dough into a ball in your hands and press to 1/2-inch flat on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Be careful not to overcook, or the cookies will not be chewy. Store in a sealed container.

    Makes 16 to 18 cookies.


 

 

 


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