AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES
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By
Gay Farrar
@Ivorytickler
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My mom used to make these when I was growing up. I grew up in central Illinois close to an Amish community and mom somehow got this recipe. The original recipe called for beating with a "rotary" beater but of course we now use our mixers and to grind the raisins and peanuts in a food grinder!!
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Ingredients
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1-1/2 craisins
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1 cpeanuts, salted and without skins
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6 cflour, all purpose
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3 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspnutmeg, ground
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1 tspcinnamon, ground
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1-1/2 cvegetable shortening
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3 csugar
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2 coats, quick cooking
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3 tspbaking soda
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1 cbuttermilk
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1/2 cdark molasses
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4eggs
How to Make AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Using your food processor, pulse raisins and peanuts until finely ground and set aside. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon into a very large bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture forms fine crumbs. (I have also put this in my food processer and done this.) Add ground raisin mixture, sugar and oats. Mix well.
- Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in a small bowl. Add molasses and 3 of the eggs. Beat with mixer on low until blended. Add to flour mixture, mixing well with spoon.
- Drop by heaping tablespoons about 3 inches apart on GREASED baking sheets. Flatten each with a floured bottom of a drinking glass. Beat 1 egg in a bowl until blended. Brush tops of cookies with egg. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
About AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES
Course/Dish: Cookies
