Family-Favorite Oatmeal Cookies
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Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.
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about 5 dozen
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022
My mother got this recipe in about 1910 when she was a housekeeper and cook for the local physician. The doctor's wife was an excellent cook and taught my mother of lot of her cooking techniques.
The cookies soon became a favorite in our home and, when I got married and had a family of my own, they were a favorite throughout the years.
My five children also enjoy baking these cookies for their own families—it's a real family tradition.
Family-Favorite Oatmeal Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home