Now the notes on the hand written recipe card read "yields about 2 dozen". Well let me tell you I have about 60 cookies. So I think the math is off somewhere here, unless they made some HUGE cookies!!
So to start I had some shortening, Yes shortening, not butter or margarine. This is what the old recipe calls for and it is what we are using!! And a cup of shortening at that.
Next we add some sugars and mix it all up very well
For the next step we mix in some well beaten eggs and some vanilla extract,
Now mix this up so that the entire mixture is very well combined and soft
Now in a separate bowl we need to combined the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and mix them up very well
Slowly add this mixture well sifted into the moist mixture and combine.
Now this is when you could add some walnuts, or raisins, or whatever else you may want to add in to the cookie. For this batch I chose to just do simple Oatmeal cookies. So I didn't add anything else at this point. Once you are done adding it when you add your oatmeal in. This should always be the last step you do. I used Quaker Old Fashioned Oats. You could also use the quick oats, but I would never recommend instant. And of course you just toss the oats in, uncooked and mix it all up.
Now you can use either your hands or a spoon to get in onto a cookie sheet for baking. I just use my hands to break it up and form it. Easier for me.
Now I got about 12 cookies on a sheet, they don't spread much so I might have been able to do more, but since i need to bake a pan at a time, I figured since the recipe said it makes 2 dozen I will just have to bake twice. Oh goodness, well 60 cookies later. I am through all of the mixture. That was just too funny. But the house smells like delicious cinnamon, which is an added bonus and these cookies are more delicious than I could have imagined.
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