Grandmother's Oatmeal Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups quick cooking oats
½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

131.3 calories
carbohydrate: 18.5 g
cholesterol: 11.6 mg
fat: 5.9 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 1.8 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 107.2 mg
sugar: 10.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat eggs, and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  3. Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in raisins and eggs, then stir in oats and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

  4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

This is the best Oatmeal Cookie I have ever tasted and is my family's favorite. This is a recipe that I have had for years that a friend of mine gave me.

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