Quaker Oats Famous Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or spray cookie sheets.
• 2. Put the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, and oatmeal) in a medium bowl. Mix together well.
• 3. NOTE: I mix the ingredients in this recipe by hand, using the large meat fork from my cutlery set. After years of it taking up space in my drawer, it gets used several times a week now. This photo shows the meat fork next to a regular dinner fork. If you've got one, use it!
• 4. Put the rest of the ingredients (Crisco, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, water, and vanilla) in a larger bowl. Mix together well.
• 5. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix until well-combined.
• 6. Add any optional ingredients you like. In my family, some like plain oatmeal cookies and others like raisins, so I make the plain ones first, then stir in a few raisins to finish out the baking. (I've also been known to separate the cookie dough into separate bowls & add a little bit of different extras to each bowl.) Make them any way you like. Cookies should be fun! =^..^=
• 7. Drop with a teaspoon (or a small scoop) on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7-10 minutes, depending on how soft or crunchy you like your oatmeal cookies.
• 8. Cool on cooling racks. Or eat them warm. You know you want to! Pass the milk, please. =^..^=

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening and granulated sugar until creamy. Add egg, water and vanilla; beat well. Add combined oats, flour, salt and baking soda; mix well. 2. Drop dough by rounded tsp onto ungreased cookie sheets. 3. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Steps:

• (Heat oven to 350 degrees).
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy.
• Add combined dry ingredients; mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack; cool completely.
• Store tightly covered.
• *OPTIONAL: Add 1 c of any combination: raisins, chopped nuts, semisweet chocolate or flaked coconut.
• **For larger cookies, drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, bake 12-14 minutes at 375 degrees.