Moms Breakfast Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipes

MOM'S RAISIN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Sift the flour together with the soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in the oats. Combine the other ingredients and add them to the flour mixture, stirring thoroughly.
• Drop by tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Mix in the rolled oats alternately with the milk. Finally, stir in the raisins. Drop by heaping spoonfuls 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 11 minutes, or until edges are golden and tops are dry. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to cool on wire racks.

MOM'S BREAKFAST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix oil, brown sugar and eggs until well blended. (I use a hand-held mixer.) Add powdered milk to batter and continue mixing until well blended.
• Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves together then stir with a whisk to combine completely. Add to egg and sugar mixture. ( I switch to a wooden spoon here).
• Stir raisins into batter. Add oatmeal gradually (about 1/2 cup at a time), adding a couple of tablespoons of water as you add oatmeal to help with stirring. Mixture will be stiff.
• Put heaping spoons full on greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes in 325 degrees Fahrenheit oven above the center rack. The cookies brown faster on the bottoms than the tops.

MOM'S SOFT RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine water and raisins in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes; remove from the heat and let cool (do not drain). , Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.