Today is Sunday which also means it's our weekly cookie making day. Well, maybe not EVERY Sunday...but today we decided to make some of my Mom's delicious chocolate chip-oatmeal cookies. YUM. These cookies have been a part of our family since before I can remember...and I have to say, if you enjoy eating your cookie dough before you eat your cookies - this dough is probably the best I've had! So here is the special recipe AND some pics to show how much we love them.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
From: Colette Jorgensen
1 cup Shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tea. hot water
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tea. soda
1 tea. salt
1 cup nuts (optional)
2 pkgs Chocolate chips
2 cups oatmeal
1 tea. vanilla
Mix the shortening and sugars together until smooth. Add eggs and water and mix. Stir in dry ingredients, nuts, chocolate chips, oatmeal and vanilla.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes
(*Note: My mom uses a good old fashioned wooden spoon to mix, no electric mixer needed!)
If anyone decides to make them, leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Hopefully you love them as much as we do! We gave Noah a tiny taste...well grandma snuck him a taste behind my back...and he seemed to enjoy it. He is always so cute and is getting really close to crawling. Up to this point he has been really happy with just rolling around on the floor, but recently he figured out how to scoot his way around and is starting to figure out he doesn't have to stay in one place all the time. Until he actually starts crawling, I am going to enjoy his immobility (don't think I am horrible for that).
As a side note, I have been a sewing fool the last couple weeks and am so excited to finally learn! Once I get more time I will be sure to share some of my recent projects...until then, happy cookie baking to you!!
