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Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 Cup flour
1 Cup shortening
3/4 Cup of brown sugar packed
1/2 Cup sugar
3 Tbsp water
1 Tsp Allspice (1/2 tsp cinn, 1/4 ground cloves, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg)
3/4 Tsp vanilla
1/2 Tsp salt
1 egg
3 Cups oatmeal
1/2 Cup chopped raisins (optional)
3/4 Cup nuts (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Grease large cookie sheet.
In a large bowl measure first 9 ingredients. With mixer at low speed beat ingredients until well blended occasionally scraping sides of bowl with rubber spatula. With spoon stir in oatmeal nuts and raisins.
Preheat oven to 375º. Drop dough by heaping tbsp about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes or until golden. With metal spatula remove cookies from pan to cool. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

 

 

 

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