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Oatmeal Cookies

Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies comes together with Shortening, Lg Eggs, Flour, Quick Cooking Oats, and Buttermilk. Serves 120. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 4
• 5 cup
• 3 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 5 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 4 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Pour 1 cup boiling water over the raisins and add 1 t baking soda. Stir well and set aside.

2. 2

   Bring the shortening to room temperature then cream well.

3. 3

   Add the sugar one cup at a time and cream well after each addition.

4. 4

   Add the eggs in the same manner.

5. 5

   Sift together the cinnamon, cloves, allspice, flour and baking powder.

6. 6

   Add the vanilla to the creamed mixture.

7. 7

   Drain the raisins and sprinkle one tablespoon of flour over them and shake to coat.

8. 8

   Alternately add the flour mixture, the milk and the oatmeal.

9. 9

   Mix well after each addition.

10. 10

    With a heavy wooden spoon stir in the walnuts and the raisins and the flavored chips--you can use any amount of the flavored chips you want.

11. 11

    Variation - you can save the water from soaking the raisins and cut down on the milk by the appropriate amount. this adds a very good flavor to the cookies.