This recipe has been in our family for generations. It makes the best oatmeal cookies ever. Really.
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
2 t cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening (I use butter, I’m sure my grandmother used lard…)
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
3 C Old Fashioned Quaker Oats (you can use Quick, but I prefer Old Fashioned)
couple tablespoons of powdered sugar for flattening cookies
Makes about 3-4 dozen, depending on size.
Cream shortening, both sugars, and eggs. Preferably in a lovely KitchenAid mixer. I heart my Red KitchenAid mixer. (Yes, I realize my grandmother mixed her cookies by hand, but I had to go tangential there for a minute. They are still authentic traditional oatmeal cookies if you use a mixer. Trust me!)
Add the rest of the incredients (except the powdered sugar). Mix well. Drop cookies onto greased cookie sheet.
Put some powdered sugar in a bowl. Try not to makes a mess like I did.
If it’s Christmas time and you use a red bowl, so much the better.
Flatten the cookies with a fork dipped in powdered sugar.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serve with an ice cold glass of milk. (and if you think that’s all the cookies I ate, you’re sadly mistaken! 🙄 ) You can also substitute a nice glass of wine for the cold glass of milk. Both work well as a side beverage. 😆 Enjoy.