Selma's Best Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
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Selma's Best Oatmeal Cookies

By: Kathy Schultz 
"Oatmeal cookies with walnuts or pecans."

 

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Original Recipe Yield 5 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Cream together shortening, white sugar, brown sugar. Then add 1 beaten egg.
  2. Sift together flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon and add to first mixture. Then add quick rolled oats, finely crushed walnuts or pecans and vanilla.
  3. Cover and chill for an hour.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Place walnut sized pieces of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Butter the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar and flatten out the little pieces. You need not rebutter each time. Bake for 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 160 | Total Fat: 9.2g | Cholesterol: 7mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2005 by CHRYSTALM1   view full review
These cookies were very good, I prefer a more cake like oatmeal cookie and these were kind of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2006 by Miss Moneypenny   view full review
My co-worker makes these all the time and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. An easy recipe that makes a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by KATYBUTT   view full review
These cookies wouldn't form a dough without some effort. There seemed to be too dry. Next...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2008 by Heather de Vega   view full review
These are really good, but are more like a sugar cookie than a traditional oatmeal cookie. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2006 by iLikeCereal   view full review
This is a great oatmeal cookie recipe - I like to add a little bit of peanutbutter and some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2011 by leslie   view full review
I really enjoyed these cookies. I did make one change though. I always taste the cookie dough...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2009 by sydney   view full review
I tried this recipe and knew that I did everything correctly. measurements and temperature....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2010 by Suzanne M.   view full review
These were okay. I thought they were too sweet and they didn't spread out like I thought they...

 

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