Need a classic recipe, but want to change it up? Try Brannon’s Aunt Lottie’s Oatmeal Cookies. They are similar to a regular oatmeal cookie in that they both contain oatmeal, but these are so much better (at least so I am told – I really don’t love oatmeal…however, the ladies at work beg for them, so I am assuming they are great!).
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Aunt Lottie
1 ½ cup All Purpose Flour, unsifted
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 cups Brown Sugar, packed
1 cup Shortening
2/3 cup Butter
1/3 cup Oil
2 Eggs, beaten
1 tsp Vanilla Extra
3 cups 1 Minute Oatmeal
1 cup chopped nuts
10X Powder Sugar
Preheat the oven to 350°
Cream the butter, oil, shortening, sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs in, one at a time. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder to the creamed mixture slowly. Add the Oatmeal and chopped nuts, and combine. Place the mixing bowl in the refrigerator, allowing the dough to chill.
Once chilled, place the dough on wax paper, and roll into a 1” tube. Chill again if need be. Slice the cookies about ½” wide. Roll each one into a ball, and roll them in the powder sugar to cover them. Place on a ungreased cookie sheet, and cook for 8-10 minutes.
Cool on a cooling rack—if they make it that far!