Title: Famous Oatmeal Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 60 Cookies
3/4 c Vegetable shortening
1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1/4 c Water
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Quaker Oats; uncooked
1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt (optional)
1/2 ts Baking soda
Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together shortening, sugars, eggs, water,
and vanilla until creamy. Add combined dry ingedients; mix well.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12
to 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store tightly
covered.
My Own Special Cookies:
Stir in 1 cup (any combination of) raisins, chopped nuts, semisweet
chocolate pieces, or flaked coconut.
Large Cookies:
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls. Bake 12 to 14 minutes at 375 F.
Recipe by Quaker Oats Favorite Cookies, 1994
Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
