Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies
A special cookie recipe from Grandma!
Servings: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs, well beaten
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or raisins (see Recipe Notes)
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats (do not use quick-cooking oats)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, or spray with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the shortening and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. Set aside.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. Add the nuts and/or raisins, if desired. Stir in the oats last.
- Spoon out by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
Notes
- If you'd like to add raisins to your oatmeal cookies, use 1 cup of raisins and reduce nuts to 1/2 cup. Raisins and nuts are not included in the nutritional information.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 31mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.5mg