Cooking Recipe Quaker'S: Famous Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
l/4 c water
l ts vanilla
3 c QUAKER Oats uncooked
: -(quick or old fashioned)
1 c all-purpose flour
l ts salt (optional)
l/2 ts baking soda
Heat oven to 350 F. Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla
until creamy. Add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Drop by rounded
teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove to cooling rack, cool completely. Store tightly covered.
VARIATIONS: My own special Cookies: Add 1 cup of any or a
combination of the following ingredients to basic cookie dough:
raisins, chopped nuts, chocolate chips or coconut. ABOUT 5 DOZEN
Large Cookies: Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls onto
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 17 minutes. ABOUT 2-1/2 DOZEN
Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking
pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool
completely; cut into bars. Store tightly covered. ABOUT 2 DOZEN
Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies: Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto
ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in
granulated sugar. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown.
Remove to cooling rack; cool completely. Spread 2 tablespoons
softened ice cream on bottom side of one cookie; top.
High Altitude Adjustments: Add an additional 1/4 cup flour and bake
as directed.
Nutrition Information: Each Cookie (regular size) Calories 70,
Calories From Fat 27, Total Fat 3g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol
5mg, Sodium 10mg, Total Carbohydrates 10g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Protein
1g