Oatmeal Cookies

By cmcrobb

Yield: 45 cookies using the 40mm cookie scoop
Calories: 140 per cookie
Weight Watchers Points: 4 per cookie

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal

Preparation

Step 1

%{color: red}Heat the oven to 350F%
*%{color:royalblue}Making the Dough%*
Mix thoroughly shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Drop dough using the 40mm cookie scoop, 1 inch apart onto greased baking sheet. For a flatter cookie flatter slightly with a fork.
*%{color: royalblue}Baking%*
Bake until almost no imprint remains when touched with finger.
*%{color: firebrick}Bake for 15 - 17 minutes%*
Immediately remove from baking sheet.
When cool store in tightly covered container.