Oatmeal Apple Cookies

Name: Oatmeal Apple Cookies
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: vegetable shortening; brown sugar; milk; vanilla extract; flour; cinnamon; nutmeg; baking soda; salt; apples; raisins, seedless; walnuts; oats, quick cooking

Submitted by kt_jg

Use some of those apples you got from the store with this scrumptious cookie that is perfect with the morning coffee.

YIELD

30 servings

PREP

18 min

COOK

13 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

CUPS VEGETABLE SHORTENING
butter flavor *

1 ¼

CUP BROWN SUGAR
firmly packed *

CUP MILK

1 ½

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

1 ¼

TEASPOON CINNAMON

TEASPOON NUTMEG

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

CUP APPLES
peeled, diced *

CUPS RAISINS, SEEDLESS
optional

CUPS WALNUTS
pieces, broken (optional)

CUPS OATS, QUICK COOKING
quick cooking not instant or old fashioned

Directions

Heat oven to 375℉ (190℃). Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco. Set aside.

Cream Butter Flavor Crisco, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.

Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Stir in apples, raisins and nuts. Stir in oats.

Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 13 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.

Makes 2½ dozen cookies.