Grandma's Crispy
Oatmeal Cookies
1/3 c Butter (margarine)
1/3 c Lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Warm water
1 c Flour, divided
1/4 cup aside
1 c Quick rolled oats
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Baking soda
Cream butter and sugar
together thoroughly, then beat in water.
Set aside 1/4 cup flour for rolling. Mix
together the remaining dry ingredients,
then stir them into the creamed mixture.
Add the remaining flour gradually to the
dough until it is stiff enough to roll.
Divide the dough into 3 lumps about the
same size. Roll each lump of dough out
about 1/8 inch thick and cut into 12
pieces or use cookie cutter. Place on a
lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350
F about 10 minutes or until golden brown
around the edges. Remove from pan, cool.
Store in a covered container. Makes about
36 cookies.
Chewy Oatmeal
Cookies
3/4 c butter or shortening
1 1/4 c brown sugar -- firmly : packed
1 egg
1/3 c milk
1 1/2 ts vanilla
3 c oats, rolled (raw) -- quick/ : old
fashioned
1 c flour -- all-purpose
1/2 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts cinnamon
1 c raisins
1 c walnuts -- chopped
Heat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease
cookie sheet with shortening. Combine
shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, and
vanilla; beat with mixer on high speed to
blend well. Combine oats, flour, baking
soda, salt and cinnamon; add to shorteing
mixture and combine until just blended.
Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop by rounded
tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet,
2 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 min., or
until lightly browned. So Good!
Amazing
Oatmeal Cookies
1 lb Pitted dates
2 c Water
1/3 c Tahini (Old Fashioned Peanut Butter
May be substituted)
1 c Wheat germ
9 c Old fashioned rolled oats
2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Chopped Nuts
2 1/2 c Raisin
Heat over to 350F. Chop dates in foor
processor. Add part or all of the water
and blend until dates are pureed. Pour
puree and any remaining water into a very
large mxing bowl. Add peanut butter and
blend well. Add wheat germ, oats, baking
powder, baking soda, and salt and blend
well. Add vanilla while beaters are
mixing the dough. Slowly blend in nuts
and raisins. Batter will be very stiff.
Blend until all ingredients are evenly
distributed. Drop onto non-stick sprayed
cookie sheet and flatten with a floured
fork. These cookies won't spread so may
be baked close together. Bake 12 to 15
minutes. Store in refrigerator. Wonderful
healthy, nutritious recipe.
Great Oatmeal
Refrigerator Cookie Recipe
1 1/2 c Raisins
2 Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 c Shortening
3/4 c Sugar; plus 2 tb Sugar
1 1/3 c Brown sugar, packed
2 c Flour
1 1/8 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 1/8 ts Baking powder
3 3/4 c Rolled oats
Preheat over to 375F. Cover raisins
with warm water and soak 10 minutes.
Drain thoroughly and set aside. Combine
eggs, 2 tablespoons water, vanilla,
shortening and sugars in mixer bowl. Sift
flour with salt, soda and baking powder.
Add to egg mixture and beat at low speed
2 to 3 minutes or until smooth. Add oats
and raisins and mix until blended. Form
into 2-inch-thick logs. Wrap in waxed
paper and chill until firm. Slice rolls
into 1/2-inch thick slices and place on
greased baking sheets. Flatten to
1/4-inch thickness and bake 10 to 12
minutes.Prepare this recipe ahead of time
and bake just before the kids get home
from school!
Low Fat
Oatmeal Cookies
1 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 tb Shortening
1/4 c Applesauce
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/3 c Oats
1/2 c Raisins
Preheat oven to 375. Lightly spray
cookie sheet with non stick spray. In
large bowl, mix flour, baking powder,
baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl,
whisk together shortening, applesauce,
sugars, egg and vanilla until shortening
breaks into pea sized pieces. Add flour
mixture to applesauce mixture. Mix well.
Fold in oats and raisins. Drop rounded
tsp onto cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake
for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven
and cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
60 calories and 1 gram of fat. Voila,
"The No Guilt Cookie"!!
No Bake
Oatmeal Cookies
1 Stick of margarine
2 c Sugar
4 tb Cocoa
1/2 c Milk
1/2 c Peanut butter
2 1/2 c quick oats
1/2 c chopped nuts
Melt margarine, add sugar, cooca and
milk, bring to boil - let bubble for 1
1/2 minutes. Add peanut butter, oats and
chopped nuts. Mix well. Drop by
teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let set in
refrigerator. What a treat!!
Old-Fashioned
Oatmeal Cookies
1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1 ts Soda
1 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
3/4 c Shortening; soft
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
2 Eggs
1/4 c Milk
3 c oats, uncooked -- (quick or
old-fashioned)
1 c Raisins
Preheat oven to 375F. Sift together
flour, soda, salt and spices into bowl.
Add shortening, sugars, eggs and milk.
Beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir
in oats and raisins. Chill dough about 1
hour. Roll out on lightly floured board
or canvas to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with
floured 3-inch round cutter. Place on
greased cookie sheets; sprinkle lightly
with sugar. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Just
like Grandma's!!
Quick &
Easy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
3 Eggs
1 c Shortening
1 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Raisins
2 ts Baking powder
3 1/2 c Oatmeal; quick cooking
1 c Sugar
Preheat oven to 350F. Pour boiling
water over raisins, let sit. Combine all
other ingredients together, then stir in
raisin mixture. Drop by teaspoonful onto
greased cookie sheet. and bake in hot
oven. Bake 12 - 15 mins. Quick &
easy, delicious!!