Submitted by: Oatmaster
Photo : Oatmaster
This is a traditional oatmeal cookie recipe which taste reasonably good and with a nice texture. Given the shortening and sugar content these get a low health rating so you might want to try out the other cookie recipes listed here instead.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup vegetable shortening
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon soda
Directions
- Cream together shortening and sugars
- Beat in egg, water and vanilla essence
- Combine the oats, flour, flour and soda together and mix with the sugar-shortening mixture
- Drop by rounded teaspoonsful onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 °F preheated oven for 12-15 minutes
- Cool completely on racks and don't eat too many!
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