3/4 cup butter flavored crisco
1 1/4 cup firmly packaged light brown sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cup quaker(r) quik oats (not instant o, r old fashioned)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Directions
Heat oven to 375-degrees F. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor
Crisco. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, light brown sugar, egg, milk
and vanilla in large bow. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer
until well blended. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and
cinnamon. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.
Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2
incheds apart onto paking sheet. Bake at 375-degree for 10 to 12
minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
Remove to kitchen counter. About 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
VARIATIONS:
HALF-DIPPED COOKIES-Omit raisins & nuts. Bake and cool. Microwave 1
cup Duncan-Hines Dutch Fudge Frosting fo 20-25 seconds, or until
smooth and thin. Dip top half of cookie in frosting. Lay on Waxed
paper until set.
FAVORITE CHIP COOKIES-Omit raisins & nuts. Add 1 cup baking chips to
batter. Bake & cool.
MAPLE WALNUT COOKIES- Omit raisins. Add 1-1/2 tsp maple flavoring to
batter. Bake & cool. Frost top of cooled cookie with mixture of 1
container Duncan Hines Vanilla Layer Cake Frosting and 1 tsp maple
flavoring. Garnish with walnut half.
SOURCE: Silver Palate Cookbook.
Servings: 1 servings
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