Apple Oatmeal Cookies I

Description

A delicious fruity variation on oatmeal cookies.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup diced apple without peel
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl
  3. cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Combine the flour
  4. baking powder
  5. cinnamon
  6. nutmeg
  7. and salt; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Fold in the walnuts
  8. oats and apples. Drop dough by spoonfuls about 2 inches onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  9. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire racks.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 36

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