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Kristen's Awesome Oatmeal Cookies

By: KRISTEN HATHAWAY

"This is my mothers recipe and it really is awesome! They are somewhat crispy but not cakey. You can add raisins, chocolate chips or coconut to this recipe too."

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Original Recipe Yield 5 dozen

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 cups rolled oats

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the rolled oats. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a couple of minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 135 | Total Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 7mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2006 by julie

I've tried quite a few oatmeal cookie recipes, this has been by far the best one...although I...

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2006 by Chris in Montreal

OK,OK, I"m not a baker, nor will I ever be..but this is a keeper and a great base recipie. ...

Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2006 by kellycooks

theses cookies are awesome, I've made them both with and without chocolate chips. (Of course I...

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2011 by Sarah Jo

Okay, so here's the thing. I wanted to use butter (I don't keep shortening on hand outside the...

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2006 by MADDYV

I did a double batch and it made more than 100 "two-bite"-sized cookies! Substituted butter...

Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2006 by Amanda J

I added dried cranberries and butterscotch chips to these for a great "autumn" cookie. I took...

Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2006 by julieschild

This oatmeal cookie is the classic slightly crispy/mostly chewy cookie I remember from...

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2006 by CookinCrystal

Love this recipe. Cookies turned out crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle. You have...

Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2007 by MrsJ2b

This recipe is properly named. They are awesome. I like them with a dash of powdered ginger...

Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2006 by Jeanne A.

Never a better cookie I did ever eat! I added ! cup each of raisins, chocolate chips and...

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