The ultimate chewy oatmeal cookie

30 cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupButter flavor Crisco
cupLight brown sugar; packed
1Egg
cupMilk
teaspoonVanilla
3cupsQuick oats; uncooked
1cupFlour
½teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonCinnamon
1cupRaisins
1cupWalnuts; coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with butter flavor Crisco

Combine the Crisco, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with a mixer until blended.

Combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix into the creamed mixture at low speed until just blended. Stir in the raisins and nuts.

Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto the baking sheet.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool.

** Working Mother -- Tenth Anniversary Issue -- October 1995 ** Posted by The WEE Scot -- paul macGregor Submitted By PAUL MACGREGOR On 11-07-95