Old Fashioned Quaker Oats Famous Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

QUAKER OATMEAL COOKIES • STRAIGHT FROM THE QUAKER OATS BOX!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
• Add oats and raisins; mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

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.

QUAKER OATS FAMOUS OATMEAL COOKIES (OLDER VERSION)

Steps:

• (Heat oven to 350 degrees).
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy.
• Add combined dry ingredients; mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
• Store tightly covered.
• *OPTIONAL: Add 1 c of any combination: raisins, chopped nuts, semisweet chocolate or flaked coconut.
• **For larger cookies, drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, bake 12-14 minutes at 375 degrees.