Famous oatmeal cookies
60 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup | Vegetable shortening |
| 1 | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| ½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 3 | cups | QUAKER Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) |
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt (opt) |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
Directions
Heat oven to 350'F. Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy. Add combined oats, flour, salt and baking soda; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
MY OWN SPECIAL COOKIES: Add 1 cup of any or a combination of the following ingredients to basic cookie dough: raisins, chopped nuts, chocolate chips or coconut. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
From Tony Burke, Cyberealm BBS Watertown, NY 315-786-1120