Title: Favorite Oatmeal Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings
1 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg
1/4 c Water
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
3 c Quick-cooking oats; uncooked
1 c Pecans (optional); chopped
Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:15
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed
of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, and
beat well; add water and vanilla, mixing well. Combine
flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to creamed
mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats and pecans, if desired.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie
sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until
lightly browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheets; remove to
wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 8 dozen.
