Monday, October 27, 2003
We've been cleaning out my grandfather's house in NH and my mom has found several recipes in the attic. The latest (and probably last, we're almost done with the house) is Oatmeal Cookies. I have a tray in the oven now, they should be done before I'm finished blogging :)
Here's the recipe for (Grandmom's) Oatmeal Cookies.
3/4 C. shorting (I used butter)
1 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. white sugar
1 egg
1/2 C. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. soda
1 C. rasins (I don't like rasins that much, so I didn't use them, but if you like rasins this is the perfect cookie to put them in!)
3 C. oatmeal
Mix shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350 for 12 minutes.
I discovered these cookies spread quite a bit, so 12 to a tray (3x4) fit well for smaller sized cookies. These taste soo good! They are really chewy and soft, the perfect oatmeal cookie. When the edges start to turn brown, they're done. I'm not sure if grinding the oatmeal beforehand would make them more handling friendly, these are quite crumbly (especially when warm!), I think baking them a bit longer would help them hold together.
Here's the recipe for (Grandmom's) Oatmeal Cookies.
3/4 C. shorting (I used butter)
1 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. white sugar
1 egg
1/2 C. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. soda
1 C. rasins (I don't like rasins that much, so I didn't use them, but if you like rasins this is the perfect cookie to put them in!)
3 C. oatmeal
Mix shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350 for 12 minutes.
I discovered these cookies spread quite a bit, so 12 to a tray (3x4) fit well for smaller sized cookies. These taste soo good! They are really chewy and soft, the perfect oatmeal cookie. When the edges start to turn brown, they're done. I'm not sure if grinding the oatmeal beforehand would make them more handling friendly, these are quite crumbly (especially when warm!), I think baking them a bit longer would help them hold together.
