Feasley's Recipes

Oatmeal Cookies

dessert~35 minPhoebe Butler’s recipe box

brown sugar · shortening · egg · salt · molasses · baking soda · water · oatmeal · raisin · flour

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20 min active · 35 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt (amount unspecified)
  • 5 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in ½ cup hot water
  • ½ cup hot water (for dissolving baking soda)
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 4 cups flour (or enough to make a drop cookie dough)

Steps

  1. Cream together the shortening and brown sugar until smooth.
  2. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
  3. Add a pinch of salt and the molasses; mix well.
  4. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water and stir into the mixture.
  5. Stir in the oatmeal and raisins.
  6. Add flour, 4 cups or as much as needed, until the dough is thick enough to drop from a spoon.
  7. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
  8. No baking temperature or time is given on the card. A typical period oven temperature of 350°F (175°C) for 12–15 minutes is a reasonable starting point.