The Best Oatmeal Cookies
<p>The Best Oatmeal Cookies</p>
Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 5:05 pm
By:
News 9
The Best Oatmeal Cookies
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla or vanilla paste
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
***Optional Mix-ins: 3/4 cup of chocolate chips, pecans, raisins, raisins, butterscotch chips or anything else that sounds good!
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer beat together the shortening, unsalted butter, and sugars till it is light and creamy.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl stir together all of the dry ingredients.
- While mixing on low speed, add one cup at a time the dry ingredients until it is all mixed together.
- Add in any mix-ins.
- Using a large cookie scoop place cookie on baking sheet allowing 2-21/2 inches between cookies.
- Bake for 10 minutes and allow the cookies to cool on a piece of parchment paper on your counter top.