Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 12 Min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • OR 3/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

  • Step 1

    HEAT oven to 375ºF. Coat baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.

  • Step 2

    BEAT shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.

  • Step 3

    COMBINE flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in small bowl. Beat into shortening mixture at low speed until smooth. Stir in oats, raisins and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.

  • Step 4

    BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire rack to cool.

  • Step 6

    CHOCOLATE OR BUTTERSCOTCH CHIP: Add 1 cup chocolate or butterscotch chips to batter.

  • Step 7

    COCONUT: Add 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut.

  • Step 8

    MAPLE: Add 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring.

  • Step 9

    MAPLE WALNUT: Omit raisins. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring to dough. Frost top of cooled cookies with mixture of 1 (16 oz.) can reamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting and 1 teaspoon maple flavoring. Garnish with walnut halves.

  • Step 10

    CHOCOLATE-DIPPED: Omit raisins and nuts. Microwave 1 cup chocolate frosting 20 to 25 seconds or until smooth and thin. Dip top half of cooled cookie in frosting. Lay on wax paper until firm.

VARIATIONS

Serving size
(1 cookie)

  • Calories 110
  • Calories from Fat45g
  • Total Fat 5g
  • Saturated Fat 1g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 5mg
  • Sodium 40mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 14g
  • Dietary Fiber 1g
  • Sugars 6g
  • Protein 2g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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