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AUNT LENORE'S OATMEAL COOKIES Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups rolled oats
¾ cup shortening
1 cup raisins
1 cup sugar (part brown)
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup coconut or nut meats
1 tsp baking soda mixed with 4 tbsp hot water
butterscotch chips, optional
Directions:
Directions:
Melt shortening, add oats and let stand 30 minutes (less if quick oats are used). Add other ingredients in order, adding soda mixture last. Some butterscotch chips may be added if desired. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350º until brown
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6 dozen
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Melissa loved Mimi's sister Lenore and gobbled these cookies when she brought them to the Berry Family Reunion at the farm in Wyatt, WV. Aunt Lenore was a good cook and, being so certain folks would ask for the recipe for whatever she brought, she always brought copies.

 

 

 

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