Julia's Collections

When my mother passed away 20 years ago, my sisters and I had the not-so-fun job of going through her treasures. No one spoke for her recipe collections, so I grabbed them. You see, my mom was a fantastic cook. It seemed a shame to me to have those recipes go unclaimed! Well, here we are, 20 years later; and those recipes have rested in their special place on my closet shelf waiting to be tried . . . .

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Of Course I Would Choose Cookies to Begin - Famous Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe the first - Famous Oatmeal Cookies. Not sure why that title or if they really are famous. I actually discovered today that there were three versions of this exact recipe. I chose to make this version because it had the best name. If they're famous, they have to be good. And they were - Doug said so.

FAMOUS OATMEAL COOKIES
3/4 cup shortening, soft
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
3 cups oats, uncooked
Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together until creamy. Sift together flour, salt and soda; add to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in oats. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F) 12 to 15 minutes. (For variety, add chopped nutmeats, raisins, chocolate chips or coconut.) Makes 5 dozen.
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