Amish Oatmeal Cookies recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups raisins 1 cup salted peanuts 6 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 ½ cups shortening 3 cups white sugar 2 cups quick cooking oats 3 teaspoons baking soda 1 cup buttermilk ½ cup dark molasses 4 eggs
Nutrition Info
- 224.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 33.9 gcholesterol: 15.7 mgfat: 8.8 gfiber: 1.2 gprotein: 3.6 gsaturatedFat: 2 gservingSize: -sodium: 195.8 mgsugar: 17.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Amish Oatmeal Cookies
Directions
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Grind raisins and peanuts through food grinder, set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon into a very large bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture forms fine crumbs.
Add ground raisin mixture, sugar and oats, mix well. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in small bowl. Add molasses and 3 of the eggs, beat with rotary beater until blended. Add to flour mixture, mix well with spoon.
Drop by heaping tablespoons about 3 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten each with floured bottom of a drinking glass. Beat 1 egg in a bowl until blended. Brush tops of cookies with egg. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.