"Freedom From Want" by Norman Rockwell

Feb 17, 2015

Blue Bag Oatmeal Cookies


Blue Bag Oatmeal Cookies
(From the back of a bag of flour in the 70's.)

1 cup Butter flavored Crisco
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
3 cups uncooked oats (I like the texture of the long cooking oatmeal the best.)

Options that I like:
·        Raisins (1 cup) and walnuts (1 cup)
·        Dried Cherries (2 cups)
·        Chopped dates (1 cup) and walnuts (1 cup)
·        Coconut (1 cup) and substitute 1 tsp. coconut flavoring for the vanilla


Mix Crisco, sugars, vanilla and eggs until creamy. Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well. Add oats and mix well. Add desired options and mix well. Scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets. (I use a cookie scoop from Bed, Bath and Beyond.) Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cookies should be a little bit shiny still. If you cook them too long then they lose their delicious, soft texture. They will firm up as they cool.

Recipe shared by Robin.