Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c raisins
- 1 c water
- 2 ½ c flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ c shortening
- 1 c granulated sugar
- ½ c brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 c rolled oats
- ⅔ c chopped pecans
Instructions
- To begin, combine the raisins and water in a small saucepan. Simmer them over very low heat for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and let them cool.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a small bowl.
- In your mixing bowl, combine the sugars, eggs, vanilla, and shortening. Beat those together until creamy and airy.
- Drain the raisins and reserve the liquid in a measuring cup. Add water, if needed, to make 1/2 cup of liquid. Add the liquid to the sugar mixture.
- Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the raisins, oats, and pecans.
- Scoop by rounded tablespoons onto a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper, or lightly spritzed with cooking spray. Give them plenty of room (I only bake 9 at a time.)
- Bake 9-10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- If you are baking the cookies directly on the baking sheet, cool the cookies for 5 minutes, then remove them to a baking rack to finish cooling.
- If you are baking the cookies on parchment paper, you can slide the paper and cookies right onto a cooling rack without having to wait for the cookies cool. Use a second sheet of paper to bake the next pan of cookies right away.
- Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Enjoy!
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Serving: 1c | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g
