Oatmeal/Molasses Cookies

Name: Oatmeal/Molasses Cookies
Yield: Makes 6 dozen
Ingredients: 3 c. seedless raisins; 2 c. ground black walnuts or English walnuts; Sugar (for tops); 2 c. melted shortening; 2 c. light molasses; 4 eggs, beaten; ¼ c. hot water; 8 c. quick-cooking rolled oats; 2 tblsp. baking soda; 1 tblsp. ground ginger; 2½ c. sugar; 1 tblsp. salt; 8½ c. sifted flour

Preparation info

Makes
6 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

A big recipe for big cookies

Ingredients

8½ c. sifted flour
1 tblsp. salt
2 tblsp.

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Reserve ½ c. flour. Sift together 8 c. flour, salt and baking soda.
In a very large bowl or dishpan, mix rolled oats, sugar and ginger. Stir in shortening, molasses, eggs, hot water, sifted dry ingredients, raisins and nuts. Work dough with hands until well mixed. Add the reserved ½ c. flour if needed to make dough workable.
Roll dough to ¼" thickness;