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Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup margarine, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 unbeaten eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 14 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
3 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup chopped pecans
confectioners sugar
Directions:
Directions:
In large bowl, blend margarine, sugars, egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Add to creamed mixture; mix to blend. Stir in oats and pecans. Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten with floured fork to 2 in. diameter (will spread to 4 in. when baked). Bake at 350º for 12-15 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Sift confectioners sugar over tops.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 dozen large cookies

 

 

 

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