Janet's Famous Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening (pat better)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 5 tablespoons sour milk
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 2 cups oatmeal, that 10 minute quickie kind
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 cup nuts, raisins or chocolate chipss
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- To make sour milk add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar to the milk.
- Blend shortening and sugars. Add eggs and beat well.
- Sift the flour with the soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add alternating with sour milk.
- Add oatmeal.
- Stir. Add vanilla, nuts and raisins.
- Bake 15 minutes at 350.