Old Fashion Oatmeal Cookies Food

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F - you will need 3 baking sheets lined with parchment paper (again the parchment keeps the cookie from burning and makes clean up faster).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
• Beat together with mixer at low speed - butter and sugar until the sugar granules are not visible. Increase speed and beat 1 minute longer, scrape sides as needed and add egg, beat another 30 seconds. Add flour mixture 1/3 at a time and incorporate well over med speed until mixture is smooth. Add oatmeal and stir into the dough using your rubber spatula.
• Divide into 24 equal portions and bake for 13 to 16 minutes placing only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time and rotating the cookie sheet half way through your cooking time -- these are the best and the thinnest cookies and very crispy.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter, shortening and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
• Add to creamed mixture; mix to blend.
• Stir in oatmeal and raisins.
• Drop a tablespoon of dough onto cookie sheet about 2-inches apart. Cookies will spread!
• Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool for about 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to a cooling rack.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine eggs, raisins, and vanilla extract in bowl and let stand--covered for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together butter and the brown and granulated sugars.
• Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda; mix well.
• Add raisin mixture, oatmeal, and optional chopped nuts. The dough may seem a little dry; but it will be fine.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Notes: Recipe works well doubled.
• Time to make does not include the 1 hour needed for soaking the raisins.
• You can use golden or dark raisins.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and water in saucepan over low heat until plump for 20 minutes.
• Drain raisin liquid into measuring cup.
• Add water to make 1/2 cup.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in raisin liquid.
• Measure flour and combine with, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Stir into creamed mixture.
• Add oats, nuts and raisins.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook raisins in water over medium heat until plump, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Add enough water to liquid to measure 1/2 cup. In a bowl, cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisin liquid. Blend in dry ingredients. Stir in raisins and oats. Add nuts if desired. , Drop by teaspoonfuls about 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.

OLD FASHION OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Spread the oats in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a 375*F (190*C) oven about 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally.
• Place toasted oats in a small bowl. Stir in buttermilk or sour milk and let stand a few minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat together the brown sugar and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined.
• Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; beat until combined.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Beat in the oat mixture. Stir in the flour until just mixed.
• Fold in the dates, raisins and nuts. (OPTIONAL).
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2-inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 375*F (190*C) oven about 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Drizzle in a decorative manner with the Powdered Sugar Icing, if desired.
• POWDER SUGAR ICING RECIPE.
• In a small bowl combine powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Stir in enough milk to make an icing of drizzling consistency.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• heat oven to 375*F.
• in large mixer bowl combine all ingredients except flour and rasins.
• beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
• add flour; continue beating until well mixed.
• by hand stir in raisins.
• drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2"in apart onto greased cookie sheets.
• bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

OLD FASHIONED FARMSTYLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Whip together sugar and butter.
• Mix in milk, egg and vanilla.
• Slowly add baking soda, salt cinnamon and flour.
• Mix in oatmeal until thoroughly blended.
• Roll into balls and flatten on cookie sheet 1-2 inches apart, about 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 1 minute then move to cool rack.