mom's favorite oatmeal cookies

Name: Mom's Favorite Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) oatmeal, uncooked; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1/2 cup(s) milk; 2 large eggs; 2 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cloves; 1 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 3/4 cup(s) shortening; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; - nuts and raisins

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JoSele Swopes

DELTA, CO

Updated on Oct 2, 2010

This is a 3 generation recipe...One of the favorite Holiday and fall recipes....When my children were little I would get them into kitchen to help make them...though mostly they wanted to eat the dough...But we got the job done...they had fun...Making and eating them

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method ---

yield couple dozen

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 cups oatmeal, uncooked
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
- nuts and raisins

How To Make mom's favorite oatmeal cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350* Put raisins in a bowl with water so they will plump up...

Step 2

In mixing bowl Cream together Shortening and sugar, add in eggs and cream...
Step 3

Add in all dry ingredients, except nuts and raisins and mix well...Add milk a little at a time till mixed well.
Step 4

Drain raisins, stir in raisins and nuts...Place spoon fulls on to cookie sheet..Bake at 350* for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden..
Step 5

Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack or foil...Place in air tight container....
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