Oatmeal cookies with walnuts or pecans.
Original recipe makes 5 dozen
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Cream together shortening, white sugar, brown sugar. Then add 1 beaten egg.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon and add to first mixture. Then add quick rolled oats, finely crushed walnuts or pecans and vanilla.
- Cover and chill for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place walnut sized pieces of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Butter the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar and flatten out the little pieces. You need not rebutter each time. Bake for 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 160 kcal
Carbohydrates: 18.3 g
Cholesterol: 7 mg
Fat: 9.2 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 1.8 g
Sodium: 46 mg
