Oatmeal Cookies
These oatmeal cookies with raisins are fun to make and to eat! A simple recipe that can be put together in just a few minutes and enjoyed for hours.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shortening I use butter
- 2 cups brown sugar yes, you can decrease it
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon I use 1 1/2-2
- 5-6 cups flour divided
- 6 cups oats
- Add Optional: raisins chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, and/or coconut
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugars together until light in color
- Add 4 eggs, one at a time. Mix well
- Add vanilla
- Mix together soda, salt, cinnamon, 3 cups flour, and oats
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients
- Add raisins, chips, etc. as you desire
- Add more flour until the texture is right.
- (Bake 1-2 cookies to check texture and to eat one while you're waiting)
- Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 for 10-14 minutes