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Grandma Engwall’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

by on January 13, 2010 in Cookies, Desserts January 13, 2010 CookiesDesserts
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This recipe was handed down from my grandmother and is, bar none, my favorite cookie of all time.

Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1-¼ cup White Sugar
  • ½ cups Crisco
  • ½ cups Brer Rabbit Molasses (The Only Kind I Use)
  • 2 whole Eggs, Room Temperature
  • 1-¾ cup Flour, All Purpose
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 2 cups Rolled Oats ( Regular - Not Quick Cooking)
  • 1-½ cup Dark Raisins

Preparation

Set oven to 325 degrees.

Beat together the sugar, Crisco, molasses and eggs.

Sift together the flour, salt , soda and cinnamon.

Mix all of the above together, then add the oats and raisins using a wooden spoon, as it is a stiff batter (trust me here).

Drop by spoonfuls on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Makes 4 – 5 dozen cookies, depending on size.

Try not to fight over them.

Note: this is a soft cookie that is not meant to be perfectly round. I always make a test cookie.

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veronica tries to cook on 12.12.2010

This is probably a silly question but will they look raw after 10-12 minutes? Do they need to continue outside of the oven on the cookie sheet? I have been baking mine for more than 15 minutes and they just don’t seemed cooked at all. Not sure what I did wrong.

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boschka on 1.14.2010

To be honest, I’ve never substituted one for the other ..but what the heck..since they would both be creamed together with the sugar and eggs I really can’t see the harm. Let me know how it turns out.

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getinmybelly on 1.13.2010

Can you substitute the Crisco with Butter or will that change the consistency of the cookie?
Love Oatmeal raisin, brings me back to the time when my grandma was still alive and she would have these every time we would visit her

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angiem79 on 12.10.2010

These were simple and delicious!

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ethorntonhimer on 9.9.2010

OMG these were amazing!!!!! i ate almost all the batter before i could even get them in the oven :) fabulous!!

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hannahlilyben on 7.24.2010

I got nothing but RAVE reviews! Everyone loved them! I am not normally an oatmeal raisin fan, as I prefer chocolate…but I do have to say these were fabulous!!! Thanks for the great recipe!

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melk on 5.24.2010

I normally don’t like anything with raisin’s but these cookies passed. Definitely a recipe that I’ll add to my “keepers” stack!

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