Description
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.
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
Instructions
- Beat eggs
- and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 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.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven
- or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 48