Oatmeal Cookies

By beltranm

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
• 1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon soda*
• 1 teaspoon baking powder*
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• *Or use sweet milk; reduce soda to 1/4 teaspoon; use 2 teaspoons baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs together till light and fluffy. Stir in buttermilk. Sift together dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, raisins and nuts. Drop from tablespoon 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) about 8 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.