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Dessert: Oatmeal Cookies - 100

Source of Recipe

The Church Kitchen, by Doris Box; 1976


List of Ingredients

1-1/4 lbs. unsalted butter; softened ( 5 sticks)
3 cups brown sugar
3 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
5-1/2 cups sifted flour
6 cups quick oats; uncooked
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon allspice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 lbs. raisins or dates





Recipe

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and beat until well blended.

Beat in salt, baking soda, vanilla extract, allspice and orange peel.

Add flour, a little at a time, and mix well. Add raisins or dates and blend well.

Chill dough.

Drop chilled dough by teaspoonsful on lightly greased baking sheets.

Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes.