oatmeal & cranberry cookies
I've been making these cookies for decades and they fool people -- they don't taste or have a texture of an oatmeal cookie. They come out thin, chewy and buttery, not dry and chunky like most oatmeal cookies.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
yield
3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2` cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups oatmeal, uncooked
- 1 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
How To Make oatmeal & cranberry cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With electric mixer, cream shortening, butter and sugar together until smooth. Add egg, milk and vanilla to the mixture and blend until smooth and silky.
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Step 2Gradually add flour into the bowl with sugar mixture. Sprinkle soda and salt and mix thoroughly. Add oatmeal and mix slowly until incorporated into batter. Fold in cranberries (Craisins) -- you can also substitute raisins, or chocolate chips, or nuts, or whatever strikes your fancy.
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Step 3Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until browned on edges and top. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Enjoy!!
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Category:
Cookies
Keyword:
#oatmeal
Keyword:
#cookie
Keyword:
#cranberries
Keyword:
#Cranberry
Keyword:
#Craisin
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Flour
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