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Oatmeal: Amish Oatmeal Cookies

Source of Recipe

Mimi's Archive


List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cups raisins
1 cup salted peanuts
6 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
4 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups shortening
3 cups sugar
2 cups quick oats
3 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup dark molasses


Recipe

Grind raisins and nuts, set aside. Sift dry ingredients into large pan. Cut in shortening like for pie crust. Add ground raisins, sugar and quick cooking oatmeal. Mix well, using hands if necessary. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in small bowl. Add molasses and 3 of the eggs; beat with rotary beater until blended. Add to flour mixture; mix well with spoon. Drop by heaping tablespoons or small ice cream scoop, about 3 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Flatten each with floured bottom of glass to 2 1/2 inch round. Beat 1 egg in bowl until blended. Brush tops of rounds with egg. Bake in 375ºF oven 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 54 cookies.