| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables, Eggs |
|
Cookies, Celebrities |
60 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 1/2 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
ts |
Baking soda |
| 1 |
c |
Vegetable shortening; solid |
| 1 |
c |
Light brown sugar; packed |
| 1/2 |
c |
Granulated sugar |
| 1 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
| 2 |
|
Eggs |
| 2 |
c |
Rolled oats; old-fashioned |
| 2 |
c |
Raisins; optional |
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat
shortening, sugars and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs
until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the flour mixture and rolled
oats. Stir in raisins, if using. Drop by well-rounded teaspoonfuls onto
greased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Cool
cookies on sheets on wire racks for 2 minutes then transfer cookies to wire
racks to cool. Makes 5 dozen; 7 1/2 dozen with raisins.
Source: "A White House Christmas" Family Circle, 12/21/93
Recipe by: Hilary Clinton
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
MarySpero@prodigy.com (MS MARY E SPERO) on 9 No, v 1997
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