Recipe - Oatmeat Raisin Cookies

1 Three fourths cup Sifted allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1 One fourth cup White sugar
One half cup Shortening (or part butter
and pure lard)
6 tablespoon Molasses
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Quick oatmeal
One half cup Chopped raisins
One half cup Chopped walnuts

Sift flour, baking soda and powder, salt, sugar into mixing bowl. Add
unbeaten eggs, shortening, molasses and vanilla. Stir with wooden spoon
until smooth (1 One half minutes) or beat with mixer until smooth. Then add
rolled oats, raisins and chopped walunts. Drop 4 inches apart on greased
cookie sheet. Bake at 325F. for 1215 minutes.

From the book "Treasured Mennonite Recipes" by the Mennoinite Community
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