Oatmeal Cookies

The quest for the perfect oatmeal cookie continues. This recipe is a pretty good one, though. From the looks of it we found it on the side of an oatmeal container so kudos to whichever company packaged that batch of oatmeal. --Mark

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup shortening, melted
1 T molasses
1/4 cup milk
1 3/4 cup oatmeal
1 cup raisins or chopped nuts

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two baking sheets. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients and drop by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are golden brown.

Notes:

We never use shortening so we substitute butter and it always works out well. You can also use 1/2 cup each of raisins and nuts. This recipe makes about 6 dozen cookies.