Old Fashioned Oatmeal Apple Cookies

By Joanks

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown
• sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract
• 3 cups quick cooking oats
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup peeled, diced apples
• 3/4 cup raisins

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease baking sheets with shortening.
Cream butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla at medium speed of electric mixer for 1 1/2 minutes.
Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
Beat into creamed mixture at low speed until well blended, or by hand with a large spoon.
Stir in apple, raisins, and nuts if wanted.
Stir in oats.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough on Greased baking sheet.
Bake for 13 minuts.
Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
Remove to cooling rack.