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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookies 35g

Recipe makes 36 cookies)

Calories 132
Calories from Fat 57 (43%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.4g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.6g 7%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 11mg 3%
Sodium 105mg 4%
Potassium 43mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 17.1g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugars 8.6g
Protein 2.0g 3%

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The Very Best Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe #15345 | 20 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Sharlene~W

By: Sharlene~W
Dec 5, 2001

One of the best oatmeal cookies I've ever tasted. A definite family favorite. They are fantastic without the optional nuts, raisins or chocolate. Photo by KC Cooker is how these cookies look when I bake them--fairly flat, chewy in the middle with crispy edges. Yum.....

36 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Cream together shortening and sugars.
  3. 3
    Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
  4. 4
    Sift together flour, salt and soda.
  5. 5
    Add to creamed mixture.
  6. 6
    Stir in oats slowly.
  7. 7
    Mix well. Add nuts, chips or raisins, if desired. Dough will be fairly stiff.
  8. 8
    Drop by heaping tablespoon on lightly greased cookie sheet. (I use a 4 teaspoon cookie scoop and press them down slightly before baking).
  9. 9
    Bake for 8-10 minutes.

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From: YungB

On Oct 14, 2009

These cookies are crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle. They are on the sweet side even though I only used a total of 1 cup of sugar: 1/2 brown/1/2 white. I also baked them for 9 minutes. Don't forget to flatten them out a bit because they don't spread very much. I didn't use any of the optional items because my family likes them plain.

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    From: Lizzymommy

    On Jul 3, 2009

    I made these for our Fourth of July BBQ - it represented the "Amber Waves of Grain" in "America the Beautiful". I went with 1 cup raisins, and then added a 1/2 cup red hot candies which added a most delicious cinnamon flavor and crunch, not to mention a festive color to the platter. I made enormous cookies (used an ice cream scoop), and split one with my husband this evening. We couldn't keep our hands out of the dough! A++ Will bake again!

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    From: -Sylvie-

    On Aug 23, 2004

    These are great, nice texture, lovely and soft. I reduced the sugar to 3/4 of a cup and used a 'light' sugar which is a mix of splenda and regular sugar. I added 1/2 cup of chopped hazlenuts and 1/2 cup of mixed white and dark chocolate chip. Next time I might reduce the sugar a little more, because they were still very sweet, and I like to cut it down as much as possible.

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  • From: Chef #251144

    On Oct 14, 2005

    The kids and I made them i added in coconut they sure were excellent and easy to make thanks from the new cook and clan ..

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