Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar

2 cups raisins

1 cup nuts

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 Tablespoon hot water.

Directions:

Cream eggs, shortening and sugar.  Stir in rest of ingredients.  Drop by teaspoon on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. 

 

This is my basic recipe.  A few variations I make depending on my mood, and what I have in the cabinet are:

*instead of 2 cups white sugar, I'll do 1 white and 1 brown.

* substitute chocolate chips in place of raisins, or leave them out all together.

*I don't like nuts in my cookies.  I never put them in.

*I use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose. (makes dough a little drier)

*roll in powdered sugar before baking.