Grandmother's Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Grandmother's Oatmeal Cookies
Total time: 120
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1 cup raisins; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup butter flavored shortening; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup white sugar; 2.5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups quick cooking oats; 0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe by Sheryl Bohn from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr.

Ingredients

48 servings

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3 eggs
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1 cup raisins
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup butter flavored shortening
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 cup white sugar

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2.5 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 cups quick cooking oats
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0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Beat eggs, and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in raisins and eggs, then stir in oats and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.