Okay so it is Saturday night and I have known about the Sunday School cookie exchange party for two weeks...and no, I didn't start worrying about it until today. I do remember Nate proudly saying, "I told the class that I would be bringing my Memaw's FAMOUS OATMEAL COOKIES!!" Somehow my tired holiday dazed brain filed that comment! A couple of weeks ago he got the recipe from her....fast forward to today she asked him if he had them ready for tomorrow. {read here: did you talk your mom into making those?} Of course I explained after we leave this afternoon we are heading straight to Walmart to fight the crazy Walmart crowd to get the ingredients....
Right on cue she says: "Oh, no let me make them and bring them over later tonight {SCORE!!!} Then since it is a freezing 21 degrees..I assure her that if she would mix up the dough I would take it home and bake it :-)
I probably can't get my mother-in-law to bake cookies for your child's party but I will share the recipe. Everyone knows that a memaw's touch is what makes them good!
MEMAW SUSAN'S FAMOUS OATMEAL COOKIES
Ingredient's
- 3/4 c. shortening soft
- 1 c. packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c. water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 c. sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp. soda
- 3 c. uncooked oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together until creamy.
- Sift together flour, salt and soda.
- Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
- Stir in oats.
- Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-15 minutes.
