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Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies
B. Stoltson
"These are the best oatmeal cookies I have ever eaten."
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Ingredients
servings 146Original recipe yields 36 servings (6 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Simmer raisins and water over medium heat until raisins are plump, about 15 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the liquid. Add enough water to reserved liquid to measure 1/2 cup.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mix the shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in reserved liquid.
- Blend in the remaining ingredients.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.
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Most helpful positive review
3/28/2005
These are great cookies. If you had a problem, you didn't follow the recipe!!What would I know? I'm a chef.
Most helpful critical review
3/7/2001
I scaled down the recipe to only make a dozen and half, but recipe does not inform you to scale down amount of the "raisin juice reserve." No matter how much you make, it ask for 1/2 cup reserv...
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3/28/2005
These are great cookies. If you had a problem, you didn't follow the recipe!!What would I know? I'm a chef.
3/7/2001
I scaled down the recipe to only make a dozen and half, but recipe does not inform you to scale down amount of the "raisin juice reserve." No matter how much you make, it ask for 1/2 cup reserv...
11/17/2004
I didnt read the directions completely the first time I made them and I used self-rising flour instead of all-purpose. I brought them to work and everyone LOVED them. The second time I made them...
12/18/2006
This is the same recipe that I use. It is my favorite oatmeal cookie. I wouldn't even make oatmeal cookies if I couldn't find my recipe.
6/1/2008
Perfect!! Moist and yummy. I have a step daughter deployed overseas and her whole troop loves these cookies.
4/30/2008
This really is the best oatmeal cookie recipe. They always come out perfect!
9/8/2008
This recipe is shy of what I am looking for. I doesnt seem oatmeally enough cause its a little toooo cakey. 400 is way too high my bottoms were burnt.
10/15/2004
this recipe makes hard and flat cookies. they taste like diet cookies
3/24/2009
I reduce the clove by half and still had a funny taste in my mouth after. If you don't like clove, this is not the recipe for you.