Title: Favorite Chewy Oatmeal Cookie
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 30 Cookies
| 3/4 | c | Butter flavor Crisco |
| 1 1/4 | c | Light brown sugar, firmly packed |
| 1 | | Egg |
| 1/3 | c | Milk |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 3 | c | Quick Oats |
| 1 | c | All-purpose Flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/4 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1 | c | Raisins |
| 1 | c | Walnuts, coarsely chopped |
1. Heat oven to 375~ F. Grease baking sheet with Butter-flavored Crisco.
2. Combine Crisco, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. 3.
Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. 4. Combine oats,
flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. 5. Mix into creamed mixture at low
speed just until blended. 6. Stir in raisins and nuts. 7. Drop rounded
tablespoonfuls of dough 2" apart on baking sheet. 8. Bake at 375~ F. for 10
to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. 9. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
Remove to kitchen counter.
VARIATIONS: Half-Dipped Cookies. Omit raisins and nuts, bake and cool.
Microwave 1 cup prepared chocolate frosting 20 to 30 seconds until smooth
and thin. Dip top halves of cookies in frosting. Lay on waxed paper until
set.
Favorite Chip Cookies. Omit raisins and nuts. Add 1 cup baking chips to
batter. Bake and cool.
Maple-Walnut Cookies. Omit raisins. Add 1-1/2 tsp. maple flavoring to
dough. Bake and cool. Combine 1 cup of prepared Vanilla frosting and 1
tsp. maple flavoring. Frost tops of cookies with frosting. Garnish with
walnut halves.
Source: Butter-flavor Crisco ad March 1995.