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Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Ingredients:
1 Cup Butter (2 sticks at room temperature)
1 ½ Cups Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
3 Tbsp. Honey
2 Eggs
1 ½ Cups Flour
1 Tbsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. Salt
4 Cups Rolled Oats
1 ½ Cups Pecans (chopped)
¾ Cup Raisins
¾ Cup Dates (chopped)
Directions:
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly butter cookie sheets.
2. Cream the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the honey and eggs until smooth.
3. Sift the flour, cinnamon and salt together, then stir into the butter mixture with a wooden spoon.
4. Add the oats, pecans, raisins and dates and stir until mixed well.
5. Shape the dough into 2-inch balls. Place about 9 balls on each cookie sheet and then flatten with the palm of your hand to make large cookies.
6. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Immediately remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 2 Dozen Large Cookies

 

 

 

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