Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• VY cup hot milk
• I egg, well beaten
• I cup Scotch oatmeal
• I cup wheat flour
• 4 cup melted shortening
• 114 teaspoons baking powder
• 34 cup brown sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Pour hot milk over the oatmeal and add the hot shortening.

2. 2

   Mix well and add the sugar, then the beaten egg.

3. 3

   Sift the wheat flour, measure, add baking powder, salt and cinnamon.

4. 4

   Sift into the batter, mix thoroughly and drop by spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.

5. 5

   Bake at 375° for 10 to 15 minutes.

6. 6

   One half cup of nuts and 0.25 cup of seedless raisins may be added if desired or used for decoration.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking with wholegrains (1947) by Ellen Orton, page 23. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Oatmeal Cookies VY CUP HOT MILK I EGG, WELL BEATEN I CUP SCOTCH OATMEAL I CUP WHEAT FLOUR 4 CUP MELTED SHORTENING 114 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER 34 CUP BROWN SUGAR 14 TEASPOON SALT 14 TEASPOON CINNAMON

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