Crisp Oatmeal Cookies

Crisp Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe By : Blue Ribbon Cookies ISBN 0-312-01739-1

50 Preparation Time :

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1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 whole eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups quick-cooking oats

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1. Cream together the shortening and sugars. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

2. Sift together the flour, soda, and salt, then stir it into the creamed

mixture.

3. Stir in the oatmeal, 1/2 cup a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.

Add the nuts after the last addition of oatmeal.

4. Divide the dough in half and roll out each portion into a long log about 2

inches in diameter. Wrap and chill each log for several hours in the

refrigerator.

5. Slice the dough into disks, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and place on a

greased baking sheet. Be sure to leave room for the cookies to spread as they

6. Bake in a pre-heated

350 F oven for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Remove from the sheet to cool.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : You'll get 4-5 dozen cookies depending on how thick you slice them.

This recipe was entered in the Polk County fair by Susan Peterson, St. Croix

Falls, WI