Famous Oatmeal Cookies
This was a clipping found in my mothers file that she had taken from an old magazine.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups Oats uncooked
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
Instructions
- Beat together shortening. sugars, egg. water and vanilla until creamy. Add combined remaining ingredients; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) 12 to 15 minutes.
Notes
(For variety, add chopped nuts, raisins. chocolate chips or coconut.) * optional
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.