Molasses Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Oatmeal cookies with raisins, nuts and the sweetness of molasses.
Ingredients
- 1 cup enriched flour (sifted)
- 1/4 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp Spice Islands® Cream of Tartar
- 1 tsp Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Ground Nutmeg
- 2 cup quick oats (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Grandma’s® Original Molasses
- 1 tsp Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp orange rind (grated)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup nuts (chopped)
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Sift together first seven ingredients; mix with quick oats.
- Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses, vanilla and orange rind.
- Beat in egg. Add milk, raisins and nuts. Stir in flour mixture.
- Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 12 minutes or until cookies have lightly browned. Cool.
- Store in tightly closed tin box.
