Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Great Grandma Helen's Oatmeal Raisin cookies!
Cream the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixture and stir. Stir in the oatmeal, vanilla, and raisins. Chill the dough
Roll into small balls, and dip into the reserve sugar before placing on the greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will "crackle" after removed from the over. Do NOT overbake these cookies!
The recipe can be modified to use mini M&M's, chocolate chips, and/or chopped nuts.
Ingredients
Directions
Cream the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixture and stir. Stir in the oatmeal, vanilla, and raisins. Chill the dough
Roll into small balls, and dip into the reserve sugar before placing on the greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will "crackle" after removed from the over. Do NOT overbake these cookies!
The recipe can be modified to use mini M&M's, chocolate chips, and/or chopped nuts.
