Amish Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375.
• 2. Using your food processor, pulse raisins and peanuts until finely ground and set aside. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon into a very large bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture forms fine crumbs. (I have also put this in my food processer and done this.) Add ground raisin mixture, sugar and oats. Mix well.
• 3. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in a small bowl. Add molasses and 3 of the eggs. Beat with mixer on low until blended. Add to flour mixture, mixing well with spoon.
• 4. Drop by heaping tablespoons about 3 inches apart on GREASED baking sheets. Flatten each with a floured bottom of a drinking glass. Beat 1 egg in a bowl until blended. Brush tops of cookies with egg. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

AMISH CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
• Stir together dry ingredients and stir into butter.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls and bake at 350 10-12 minutes.

MOIST AND CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Shape into two logs and wrap in waxed paper or foil.
• Refrigerate for two hours or overnight.
• Slice into 1/4 inch slices and place on greased baking sheet 1 inch apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a 325 degree oven.
• Remove from baking sheet immediately.
• Store in a tightly covered container.

AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES ..SLICE AND BAKE IN A ROLL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and form into several rolls.wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1-2 hours or wrap in ovenwrap of aluminum foil and label and freeze.
• When ready to bake. slice into 1/4" slices.place 2" apart on greased cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes at 350°F.
• Glaze tops when warm.
• To prepare glaze.
• Mix powdered sugar and hot water to make a thin glaze.brush the tops of warm cookies and let set to dry -- .