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This is the generic recipie for Oatmeal cookies. The cool thing about this recipe is that it is easy
to make and you can vary the recipe to make different kinds of cookies.
It's very forgiving so don't be afraid to experiment.
A few things to keep in mind
There are two kinds of oatmeal Quick and Old Fashioned. This recipe uses the
Old Fashioned veriety.
Softened butter is butter that has been left out on the counter for about an hour.
Don't try to use hard butter right out of the 'fridge.
Variations:
For variety, try one or more of the following:
- Make chocolate chip cookies by deleting the raisins and adding a package of chocolate chips.
- Make butterscotch cookies by deleting the raisins and adding a package of butterscotch chips.
Also try replacing some of the sugar with brown sugar.
- Use Crushed pepermint, M&M's, or other candy instead of raisins.
- Save the last bit of breakfast cereal from when you finish a box. Use that instead of the oatmeal.
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Ingredients:
- 1 Stick Butter or Margarine, softened.
- ¾ Cup sugar.
- 1 egg, beaten.
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract.
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour.
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves (optional).
- ½ teaspoon baking soda.
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg.
- ¾ milk.
- 1¾ cups Old fashioned Oats.
- ¾ cup raisins.
- ½ cup chopped nuts.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°, grease the cookie sheets.
- Beat margarine and sugar until creamy.
- Stir in egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowel, combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and nutmeg.
- Add milk and flour mixture a bit at a time to the margerine and sugar. Mix well after each addition.
- Stir in oats, raisins, and nuts untill well combined.
- Drop by level tablespoon full onto the greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Supposed to make 4 dozen cookies, but I only seem to get about 2 dozen.
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