Title: Hillary Clinton's Choc Chip Oatmeal Cookie
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 24 Servings
| | | From: Gaye Levy DTXT63A |
| 1 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | c | Light brown sugar; firmly packed |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 2 | | Eggs |
| 2 | c | Old fashioned rolled oats |
| 1 | pk | Semisweet chocolate chips; 12 oz |
1. Combine flour, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Set aside.
2. With an electric mixer beat together the shortening, sugars and
vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, beating until light and
fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and oats. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Drop batter by well-rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet
and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until
golden.
4. Let cool on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack
to cool completely.
Makes 7 1/2 dozen.
Notes from Gaye: I must like a larger cookie because this only made 4
1/2 dozen from me. They took 14 minutes to bake.