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Old Fashioned Oatmeal Drop Cookies

Soft and just sweet enough, these old fashioned oatmeal drop cookies are irresistible. Full of raisins and fall spices, you can't eat just one!
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Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups oatmeal
  • 1 cup raisins or chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup nuts optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cream the sugar and shortening together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs and buttermilk and mix well.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Stir in chocolate chips or raisins (and nuts, if desired) and oatmeal.
  7. Drop by heaping teaspoons-full onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them about two inches apart.
  8. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown
  9. Cool and enjoy!