Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups quick oats, uncooked
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients. Stir in oatmeal. Chill dough, covered in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Roll chilled dough into balls the size of walnuts and roll in confectioners’ sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.