Great Grandmother Scheneman’s Oatmeal Cookies

Pa’s mother’s recipe. I have yet to try this one out – but I will very soon – she was a farmer’s wife who lived south of Kansas City as is known for her fried chicken breakfasts!

What you’ll need:

1 cup white sugar

1 cup of shortening

2 eggs beaten

4T milk

2 cups of rolled oats

2 cups of flour

1/2t salt

1t of baking soda

1t ground cinnamon

1 cup of raisins (optional)

½ cup of nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream sugar & butter, beaten eggs, rolled oats thoroughly. Add Milk. Mix and sift together the dry ingredients and add to the batter. Once mixed together; add the raisins and nuts. Drop from the teaspoon onto buttered pans and bake for 12 mins*

*Given how old the recipe is I would keep an eye while baking these. Older ovens were not as efficient as todays and most likely cooks these much quicker.