Oatmeal Cookies (Refrigerator)

Ingredients

• 3 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¥Y2 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon soda
• Y2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Y2 cup nuts

Method

1. 1

   Mix the oatmeal with the brown sugar, salt and flour.

2. 2

   Add melted butter and mix well.

3. 3

   Dissolve the soda in the boiling water and add to mixture.

4. 4

   Add chopped nuts and vanilla.

5. 5

   Form the dough into a roll (or two rolls for the full recipe) in waxed paper and chill thoroughly.

6. 6

   Each roll should be approximately 12 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter.

7. 7

   When ready to bake, quickly slice the roll as thinly as possible and place each cookie on an ungreased cookie sheet.

8. 8

   Bake at 375° for 5 to 10 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Quaker recipes (1954) by High Point Friends Meeting. Woman's Auxiliary, page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OATMEAL COOKIES (Refrigerafor) 3 cups oatmeal 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup brown sugar melted ¥Y2 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon soda ¥2 teaspoon salt Y2 cup nuts 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix the oatmeal with the brown sugar, salt and flour. Add melted butter and mix well. Dissolve the soda in the boiling water and add to mixture. Add chopped nuts and vanilla. Form the dough into a roll (or two rolls for the full recipe) in waxed paper and chill thoroughly. Fach roll should be approximately 12 inches long and 11% inches in diameter. When ready to bake, quickly slice the roll as thinly as possible and place each cookie on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for 5 to 10 minutes. FLORINE OLIVE (Mrs. Howard) 70 COOKIES VANILLA ROLLED COOKIES 3% cups flour 142 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs, well beaten Y2 teaspoon salt

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