>From the Homestyle Recipes website...
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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
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Rhonda G in Missouri
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