MRS. BAILEY'S OATMEAL COOKIES - Jennie
1 c. butter or margarine (not reduced fat margarine)
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. milk
3 eggs, beaten
3 c. flour
1 t. soda
1 t. salt, if you use unsalted butter
1 t. vanilla
4 c. quick oats
1 c. chopped nuts
2 t. cinnamon
1 pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Combine flour, cinnamon and
soda, salt, vanilla and add alternately with milk. Stir in oats by hand as it is too much dough for most mixers to handle. Add nuts and
chocolate chips. Chill dough. Drop from teaspoon. Bake at 400
degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes at least 5 dozen cookies.
Be sure to chill the dough at least one hour and do not overbake.
This recipe is over 50 years old. Mrs. Bailey, a neighbor, gave this
recipe to my Mother. When I took 4-H Club cooking in the 40's,
this
was the recipe I used to make my blue ribbon cookies
This is a soft cookies and freeze well.