Mama’s Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Chewy and delicious. Everyone that tries my oatmeal cookies gets hooked! I recreated this recipe from memory from my childhood. They are so good, they have a place in every woman’s cookbook in my family.

Original recipe makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups quick cooking oats
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, or more if needed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    25 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Beat brown sugar, shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is creamy. Stir oats, flour, baking soda, and salt into moist ingredients. Drop dough by spoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 117 kcal
Carbohydrates: 17.1 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Fat: 4.9 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 1.6 g
Sodium: 80 mg

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