Famous Oatmeal Cookies

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Title: Famous Oatmeal Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 60 cookies

3/4 c Vegetable shortening
1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1/4 c Water
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Quaker Oats, uncooked
-- (quick or old-fashioned)
1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt (optional)
1/2 ts Baking soda

Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together shortening, sugars, eggs, water and
vanilla until creamy. Add combined dry ingedients; mix well. Drop by
rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Nutrition Information: (1 cookie, regular size):
* Calories 70
* Fat 3g
* Sodium 10g
* Dietary Fiber 0g

VARIATIONS:
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My Own Special Cookies: Stir in 1 cup (any combination of) raisins,
chopped nuts, semisweet chocolate pieces or flaked coconut.

Large Cookies: Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls. Bake 12 to 14 minutes at
375 F.

Source: Quaker Oats Favorite Cookies
Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company
Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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