Mom's Garbage Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup cornflakes cereal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Nutrition Info

216.6 calories
carbohydrate: 32.7 g
cholesterol: 12.4 mg
fat: 9.3 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 2.4 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 134.2 mg
sugar: 20.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream together sugars and shortening. Add in flour, salt and baking soda. Add eggs and mix well. Stir in rest of ingredients and work dough with your hands until mixed.

  2. Divide dough in 1/2. Place each half on waxed paper. Form two long rolls. Refrigerate 1-2 hours.

  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  4. Slice dough 1/4 inch thick. Place on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

5 dozen

Recipe Note

Sliced refrigerator cookie.

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