Anna Scott’s Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup nut meats
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons raisin juice

Steps

1. Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat thoroughly.
2. Cook raisins until tender; cool.
3. Add raisins, nut meats, oats and flour which has been sifted with soda and cinnamon.
4. Add vanilla and 5 tablespoons raisin juice.
5. Drop by spoonful on cookie sheet. Bake at 315° (as written).

Notes

Margin note: ‘made May 26 97 good’.

From Anna Scott.

Photo: stock photo found online.

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