Spiced Oatmeal Cookies

By Addie

I'm the fourth generation of cooks in my family to bake these cookies. When my grandmother sent me a batch for my birthday one year, I asked her for the recipe - not knowing I already had it in a booklet of handwritten recipes she'd given me. Embarrassed, I looked, and sure enough there it was. That's when I learned it was originally my great-grandmother's recipe...it's one that I will definitely make sure gets passed on!

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and milk; mix well. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture.


2.Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until done.

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REVIEWS:

Very good cookie! I used 1/2 c margarine and 1/2 c butter for the shortening and used quick oats instead of old fashioned.

This has now become one of my favorite recipes. Theses cookies came out so yummy my husband and I couldn't stop eating them. They were easy to make, however, I did add about a teaspoon of fresh grated nutmeg as I love the extra spice of cinnamon and nutmeg mixed.

These are delicious! The only change I made was I added about 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup, because we like the cookies a little sweeter. This is going in my favorite recipies cookbook

I also substituted butter as I prefer it for baking.

Growing up, I was never that excited about oatmeal cookies. After trying a delicious oatmeal cookie made by my husband's grandmother, I was inspired to try searching for an oatmeal cookie recipe that I would like. The dough was delicious and the cookies came out soft with just the right balance of flavor. I did let the dough sit overnight in the refridgerator.

These were delicious and chewy, but they didn't flatten in the oven so I flattened them myself before baking. So addicting!

When I made these cookies I cut the dough in half and added rasins to one half and peanut butter and milk chocolate chips. Both turned out fantastic and really added flare to an already great recipe!