Recipes
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Sally’s Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup vegetable shortening
3
⁄4 cup brown sugar
3
⁄4 cup granulated sugar
1
⁄
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1
1
⁄4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1
⁄2 tsp. salt
1
⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1
⁄4 tsp. ground allspice
3 cups rolled oats
1
⁄2 cup raisins
1
⁄2 cup chopped walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 325˚F on Convection Bake. Adjust rack positions to 2 and 4, counting up from the bottom.
In a mixer, cream together vegetable shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add vanilla extract and eggs and beat on low
speed. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Gradually add into the mixer and blend. Stir in
rolled oats, raisins and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls on two lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake until light golden in
color, about 15-20 minutes.
Makes about 2 dozen.