>From the Homestyle Recipes website... ~~~~~
Oatmeal Chip Cookies Without a doubt, home-baked cookies are a child's greatest delight. Ingredients 1 cup shortening 3/4 cup EACH granulated sugar and brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. EACH salt and baking soda 1 Tbsp. hot water 2 cups oatmeal 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Sugar for flattening cookies Directions In mixing bowl,cream the shortening and sugars. Stir in the eggs and vanilla, mixing well. Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture, stirring until well combined. For uniform cookies, use a 1/3 measuring cup. Spoon in batter. Turn out onto greased cookie sheet, spacing cookies 6 inches apart and 2 inches from sides of pan. To flatten cookies, lightly grease bottom of a pie pan. Dip into sugar. Flatten cookies to a 4-inch diameter Bake at 350?F for 12 min. or until done. Cool. Store in airtight containers. Comments 15 jumbo cookies ~~~~~~~~~~ Rhonda G in Missouri Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a_place_for_chatting_and_friends/ Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awesomeswapsandmore/?yguid=301586139 Owner of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhondas_Recipe_Exchange/?yguid=301586139 All are looking for new members!!! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
