Selma's Best Oatmeal Cookies

9 Reviews

“Oatmeal cookies with walnuts or pecans.” - by Kathy Schultz

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Original recipe yields 5 dozen

Directions

Cream together shortening, white sugar, brown sugar. Then add 1 beaten egg.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon and add to first mixture. Then add quick rolled oats, finely crushed walnuts or pecans and vanilla.
Cover and chill for an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place walnut sized pieces of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Butter the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar and flatten out the little pieces. You need not rebutter each time. Bake for 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (30 total)

Calories
160 cal
8%

Fat
9.2 g
14%

Carbs
18.3 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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CHRYSTALM1

Aug. 2, 2005

"These cookies were very good, I prefer a more cake like oatmeal cookie and these were kind of flat and crispy. Next time I would use less butter as they were a little greasy, but over all very tasty..." See more"

Miss Moneypenny

Feb. 2, 2006

"My co-worker makes these all the time and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. An easy recipe that makes a great *crispy* oatmeal cookie. Don't make if you are looking for a chewy cookie, these are not that. But bo..." See morey are they good."

KATYBUTT

Aug. 29, 2002

"These cookies wouldn't form a dough without some effort. There seemed to be too dry. Next time I make them I may try adding some milk. Regardless, they tasted good. :)..." See more"

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