Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies |
Nice and soft chewy cookies. Yum!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3 cups rolled oats
- optional 1 cup golden seedless raisins
Directions
Beat shortening, brown sugar, sugar, egg, water and vanilla until creamy.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Add to wet mixture.
Stir in oats (and raisins)
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes in a 350 deg. F oven.
