Dad's Oatmeal Cookies
Serves: 5
Jewel Boehm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
48
Sweetness
59
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter1 cup
White Sugar1 cup
Brown Sugar (packed)2
Eggs1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour2 tsps
Ground Cinnamon2 tsps
Ground Allspice2 tsps
Ground Cloves1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Baking Soda3 cups
Quick Cooking OatsDirections:
1
Cream first three ingredients until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla
2
Mix all dry ingredients into butter mixture
3
Stir in oats
4
Let dough stand at room temperature for 2 hours
5
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
6
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets
7
Flatten cookies slightly and bake for 10 minutes
8
Do not overbake
9
Take cookies from the oven when still puffy and edges are just beginning to brown
10
Let cookies cool a minute or two on cookie sheets before removing
11
Cool completely on racks
12
They are fragile and difficult to remove from the cookie sheets when they are still warm, so work gently