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Family-Favorite Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Family-Favorite Soft Oatmeal Cookies
My mother got this recipe in about 1910 when she was a housekeeper for the local physician. The doctor's wife was an excellent cook and shared the recipe with my mother, who later shared it with me. Now my five grown children also enjoying baking these cookies for their families—it's a tradition.
30 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine
  • the flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon; add alternately
  • with milk to the creamed mixture. Stir in the oats, raisins and
  • nuts.
  • Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at
  • 350° for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to
  • wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 232 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 151 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013