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oatmeal cookies

Recipe by
Rev BJ Friley
Vicksburg, MS

This recipe was handed down to me by Mrs Pauline Sharp who founded my childhood church.

yield 2 dozen cookies
prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For oatmeal cookies

  • 1/3 c
    shortening
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • 1 1/4 c
    quick cooking rolled oats
  • 1/2 c
    raisin

How To Make oatmeal cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2
    Grease cookie sheet.
  • 3
    With wooden spoon, cream together shortening, sugar, and brown sugar.
  • 4
    Add egg, milk, and vanilla.
  • 5
    Mix well.
  • 6
    In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
  • 7
    Stir spice into creamed mixture. (To measure 1/8 tsp., measure 1/4 tsp. and with narrow spatula push half off.)
  • 8
    Add oats and raisins.
  • 9
    Mix well.
  • 10
    Drop rounded teaspoosfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
  • 11
    Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
  • 12
    Use wide spatula to remove cookies from cookie sheet.
  • 13
    Cool on cooling rack.
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