Big Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook raisins in water over medium heat until plump, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Add enough water to liquid to measure 1/2 cup. In a bowl, cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisin liquid. Blend in dry ingredients. Stir in raisins and oats. Add nuts if desired. , Drop by teaspoonfuls about 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter, shortening and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
• Add to creamed mixture; mix to blend.
• Stir in oatmeal and raisins.
• Drop a tablespoon of dough onto cookie sheet about 2-inches apart. Cookies will spread!
• Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool for about 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to a cooling rack.

BIG OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF
• In the bowl of an electric mixer combine shortening and sugar. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until blended. Stir in oats, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, coconut and raisins with spoon.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets lined with parchment, and flatten with fork -- 6 to a sheet, these expand and are large.
• Bake for 10 to 13 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove immediately to cooling rack.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat baking sheets lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
• COMBINE shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended.
• COMBINE oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Place on cooling racks to cool completely.

GIANT OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat until well combined. Beat in oats and raisins until just combined.
• Arrange 3/4-cup balls of dough on prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Use the palm of your hand to flatten into 4-inch rounds. Bake, rotating halfway through, until golden brown, about 16 minutes. Let cool on sheets 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and water in saucepan over low heat until plump for 20 minutes.
• Drain raisin liquid into measuring cup.
• Add water to make 1/2 cup.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in raisin liquid.
• Measure flour and combine with, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Stir into creamed mixture.
• Add oats, nuts and raisins.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.