World's Best Oatmeal Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup shortening
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

109.4 calories
carbohydrate: 12.2 g
cholesterol: 7.8 mg
fat: 6.3 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 1.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 79.2 mg
sugar: 6.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

  2. In a large bowl, mix together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the batter until blended. Mix in oats and walnuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls, 1 inch apart, onto greased cookie sheet.

  3. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove cookies to wire racks and allow to cool.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

I substituted walnuts for raisins in an old recipe, and came up with my husband's favorite cookies!

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