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Famous Oatmeal Cookies

This was a clipping found in my mothers file that she had taken from an old magazine.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. 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.