Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies (like La Madeleine)

By cbayack

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Simmer raisins and water over medium heat until raisins are plump, about 15 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the liquid. Add enough water to reserved liquid to measure 1/2 cup.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix the shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in reserved liquid.

Blend in the remaining ingredients.

Drop by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.

notes: I used butter instead of shortening and browned the butter and sugar together and then refrigerated, added a tsp of vinegar to the raisin liquid, recommend using less of the raisin liquid, came out too runny for me. Used yellow raisins.