Quaker's Original 1955 Oatmeal Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 4 Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
Sifted flour 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
teaspoon
Baking powder 1
teaspoon
Cinnamon 1/2
teaspoon
Ground cloves 1
cup
Crisco shortening 1 1/2
cups
Brown sugar 2
Eggs,
beaten
2/3
cup
Sour milk (Add lemon juice,
to regular milk)
1 1/3
cups
Rolled oats 1
cup
Raisins 1
cup
Chopped nuts
Directions:
Sift first five ingredients. Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs; beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients in small amounts alternatively with milk. (You may do this by hand.) Stir in last three ingredients.
Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 deg.
until golden.
Appeared in July 27, 1994 edition of The Birmingham News.
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