Quaker Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

The original Quaker oatmeal cookies recipe from the back of the Quaker Oats box in 1950s & 60s is chewy with crispy edges. Made with simple pantry ingredients and done in 15 minutes.

Course cookies

Cuisine Amercian Heritage

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 84kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

¾ cup Crisco shortening or your favorite shortening
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup sugar
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 cups uncooked Quaker Old Fashioned Oats or quick oats
1 cup raisins optional
1 cup coconut optional
1 cup pecans or walnuts, optional

Instructions

Line baking sheet with parchment or silpat if desired - otherwise leave it ungreased.
Heat the oven to 350°F.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl. Set aside.
Cream Crisco shortening, both sugars, egg, water, and vanilla together with a mixer until light and fluffy. This will take about 5 minutes. Be sure to stop occasionally and scrape down the sides of the bowl so everything gets mixed properly.
Stir dry mixture into the sugar mixture. Mix well with a spoon.
Stir in oats and optional ingredients if you are using them.
Drop by teaspoon on the baking sheet.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Do NOT over bake. The top of the cookies will change from being shiny to being kind of dull in the center when they are done.
Let cool 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If you. move them too soon they will fall apart.

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Notes

*Optional ingredients are not figured into the nutritional information.

Storage:

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Freeze for longer storage.

Tips:

You can use either the old fashioned oats or the quick cooking oats but don't use the instant oatmeal.
Don't substitute butter or margarine for the shortening. There's something about this recipe that's perfect just the way is.
The top of the cookies will change from being shiny to being kind of dull in the center when they are done.

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