Original Quaker Oats 1955 Oatmeal Cookie Recipe Hi Jane

[Guest guest]

You're so welcome. I thought someone else probably noticed the Quaker recipe

didn't taste quite like it used to, now we know why...........Enjoy! Donna

 

Jane <twoslim wrote: Thank you so much for sending this. Just

last week I made oatmeal

cookies from a recipe I took from the box several yrs ago, I thought it was

an " old " recipe that I loved. We really didn't like them, this is the

recipe I was looking for.

jane

 

 

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> " Original Quaker Oatmeal Cookie Recipe "

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> 2 cups flour

> 1/2 tsp salt

> 1/2 tsp baking powder

> 1 tsp cinnamon

> 1/2 tsp ground cloves

> 1 cup vegetable shortening

> 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

> 2 large eggs, beaten

> 2/3 cup sour milk (make by adding scant tablespoon lemon juice to

milk)

> 1 1/3 cups Quaker oats

> 1 cup raisins

> 1 cup chopped nuts

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> Sift first five ingredients together. Cream shortening and sugar, add

eggs and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients in small amounts

alternatively with milk. Stir in last three ingredients. Drop by teaspoon

onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees until golden. Usually 8

mins.