Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip or Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

This recipe is from Holly.  It is one of the many reasons Dustin has to go to the gym all the time.  Holly, I miss the excuse you gave me to eat sweets all the time!

1c. Shortening
3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1t vanilla
1/2t water
1t salt
1t baking soda
1/2 c flour
2 c old fashioned oatmeal (you can use quick oats, but old fashioned are sooo much better)
2c chocolate chips OR 2 c raisins (or some combination if you're daring!)
1t nutmeg
2t cinnamon

Bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes.  Makes a great cookie cake.

P.S.  I stopped using shortening a while ago and haven't tried this recipe with butter.  I don't imagine it would cause too many problems if you use butter.

Ginger (Molasses) Cookies

I got this recipe from Mrs. Bauder.

Cream 3/4 c. shortening or margarine (use oil for harder cookies) with 1 c. sugar.  Add 1 egg and 1/4 c. molasses.  Add 2 c. flour, 1 T ground ginger, 2t baking soda, 1t cinnamon and 1/2t salt.  Chill until firm.  Roll into balls and roll balls in sugar.  Slightly press down on to baking stone.  Bake 13 minutes at 350*.  Cookies will be slightly underdone.  Allow to cool on pan for chewy cookies.

P.S. I stopped using shortening a while ago and haven't tried this recipe with butter. I don't imagine it would cause too many problems if you use butter.

Updated: I used butter last night and they were better than ever!  I won't ever go back to the other options.