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      Title: Great-Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Grains, Fruits, Nuts
      Yield: 144 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Shortening
      2 c  Sugar
      4 lg Eggs; room temperature
      4 ts Water
      4 c  A-P flour
      2 ts Baking soda
      2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Salt
      4 c  Quick-cooking oats
      2 c  Raisins; chopped
      1 c  Walnuts; chopped
           Additional sugar or colored
           - sugar
 
  Set oven @ 350°F/175°C.
  
  Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add
  eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in water.
  In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and
  salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats, raisins,
  and walnuts.
  
  On a surface sprinkled with additional sugar, roll dough to 1/4"
  thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2" cookie cutter into desired
  shapes. Place 2" apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set,
  12-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  
  Recipe by Mary Ann Konechne, Kimball, South Dakota
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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