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Hillary Clinton's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source of Recipe

Family Circle


Recipe Introduction

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List of Ingredients

1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Sugar; granulated
1 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Baking soda
2 Eggs
1 c Shortening; vegetable
2 c Oats; rolled, old fashioned
1 c Sugar; brown, firmly packed
1 pk Chocolate chips; semisweet



Recipe

Preheat oven to 350F.
Brush baking sheets lightly with vegetable oil.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda on waxced paper.
Beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer till creamy.
Add eggs and beat till light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in rolled oats and then chocolate chips.
Drop batter by rounded teaspoonsfuls onto baking sheets.
Bake in 350F oven for 8-10 minutes or till golden.
Cool cookies on sheets for 2 minutes.
Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
YIELD: 7 dozen

From Family Circle's Election Bake Off (Democratic nominee: Bill Clinton)