Senior Citizen Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
"LOL! This was the best name I could come up with to get your attention...these cookies deserve more than a cursory glance. I chose "senior citizen" for 2 reasons: this is my adaptation of a recipe from my Mother's 1937 "New BH&G Cookbook" and the addition of bran tickled my sensibilities re: regularity! I do believe plumping the raisins, the addition of the liquid, and the combination of spices creates an outstanding oatmeal cookie. In recent months I've tried several other recipes but decided to return "home" to this one. I hope some of you agree :)"
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup raisins, reserve 6 Tablespoons of liquid
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 beaten eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
- 2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1⁄2 cup oat bran (I prefer Hodgson Mill brand)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Cover raisins with boiling water and cook 5 minutes.
- Drain, reserving 6 tablespoons juice.
- Cream together shortening and sugar, add eggs and beat until smooth.
- Sift flour with salt, soda, and spices; mix with oatmeal and bran and add to first mixture alternately with raisin liquid.
- Add nuts.
- Drop on greased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
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Reviews
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We really enjoyed these cookies. Very flavorful. I used walnuts as my hubby is allergic to pecans. They were all gone in 2 days! Lovely. Thank you for posting this recipe. -
The allspice & cloves I believe is the reason MY family would not eat them after the first cookie. (The entire batch was given to a friend that DID like them - so they did not go to waste.)
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1TexasLizard
Dallas, TX
I am now a full-time student working toward a degree in speech pathology/audiology. Prior to returning to school I was a "domestic engineer" with no children...just a wonderful husband and 2 cats. We enjoy trying to eat very healthful foods with an emphasis on low-fat items. Baking is one of my favorite pastimes, especially cookies. Rather unfortunate for my hub because he has to be mindful of his weight, but gives me extra impetus to focus on filling, satisfying, and nutritionally well-rounded meals.
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