sharon's oatmeal cookies revised
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This recipe started from the oatmeal box & was changed by me, to have less fat & sugar. However, overall, it depends on what add-ins you use, that will add more fat & sugar to them, in the end.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For sharon's oatmeal cookies revised
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cooking spray, shortening, or parchment paper
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1/2 cunsalted butter
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1/4 clight stick margarine (i used blue bonnet)
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3/4 cbrown sugar, firmly packed or splenda brown sugar
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1/4 cgranulated sugar or splenda
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1 lgegg
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cunbleached all-purpose flour
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3/4 tspsalt
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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3 cuncooked oatmeal
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1/4 cdried cranberries, chopped (or other dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, or coconut), optional
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1/4 to 1/3 cwater, a little at a time, if mixture seems dry
How To Make sharon's oatmeal cookies revised
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1Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray cookie sheet or use parchment paper.
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2Beat together ¾ cup shortening or other fat, sugars, egg, water, & vanilla ext., until creamy.
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3Mix together flour, salt, baking soda & make sure that it is mixed well. Add oatmeal to this dry mixture; mix well.
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4Add dry mixture to wet mixture about 2 cups at a time; stirring well after each addition. You may add some water here, if mixture seems too dry.
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5Add in any fruit or nuts, at this time, if desired. Mix well. May also add some water after optional add-ins, if mixture is too dry.
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6Drop by rounded teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet or parchment paper lined cookie sheet.. (I used about 1 ½ teaspoonsful per cookie.) Bake for about 12 mins. Cool on wire rack.
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