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Amish Oatmeal Cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups Raisins
  • 1 cup Salted peanuts
  • 6 cups Flour
  • 3 teaspoons Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups Crisco shortning
  • 3 cups Sugar
  • 2 cups Quick Cooking Oatmeal
  • 3 teaspoons Baking soda
  • 1 cup Butter milk
  • 1/2 cup Dark molasses
  • 4 Eggs

    • Grind raisins and peanuts through food grinder, set aside. Combine flour, baking powder,

    salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, ina very large bowl. Cut in crisco until mixture is fine crumbs.

    Add ground raisin mixture, sugar and oats, mix well, using hands if necessary. In small

    bowl dissolve soda in butter milk. Add molassesand 3 eggs. Beat well, until well blended.

    Add to flour mixture, mix well with spoon. Drop by heaping tablespoons ontogreased

    baking sheets. Flatten with the bottom of a floured glass to 2 1/2 inch round. Beat

    remaining egg until well blended, brush tops of each round. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Lana Luckert of Martin, South Dakota. 

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