Best Great Grandma Johnsons Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

GREAT-GRANDMA'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. 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-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter in desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 12-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GREAT GRANDMA JOHNSON'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 3. Cream butter and sugar together; add egg and vanilla until well combined. Mix in flour mixture. Gently fold in oatmeal, coconut and nuts (if using).
• 4. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden brown. For chewier cookies, bake for less time and for crunchier cookies, bake for more time. Cool on wire rack.

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Mix in the rolled oats alternately with the milk. Finally, stir in the raisins. Drop by heaping spoonfuls 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 11 minutes, or until edges are golden and tops are dry. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to cool on wire racks.

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg one at a time, allowing the first to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next with the vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat into the butter mixture until just incorporated into a dough. Fold oats, crispy rice cereal, and coconut into the dough; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful onto baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies slightly on baking sheets before moving to cooling racks to cool completely.

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat eggs, and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in raisins and eggs, then stir in oats and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F - you will need 3 baking sheets lined with parchment paper (again the parchment keeps the cookie from burning and makes clean up faster).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
• Beat together with mixer at low speed - butter and sugar until the sugar granules are not visible. Increase speed and beat 1 minute longer, scrape sides as needed and add egg, beat another 30 seconds. Add flour mixture 1/3 at a time and incorporate well over med speed until mixture is smooth. Add oatmeal and stir into the dough using your rubber spatula.
• Divide into 24 equal portions and bake for 13 to 16 minutes placing only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time and rotating the cookie sheet half way through your cooking time -- these are the best and the thinnest cookies and very crispy.

GRANDMA'S CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the oats, flour, dry pudding mix and baking soda; gradually add to the cream mixture and mix well. , Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GRANDMA HELEN'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
• 2. Add beaten eggs and vanilla.
• 3. In a separate bowl mix together salt, baking soda, flour, oatmeal, and coconut.
• 4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
• 5. At this time you can fold in the optional nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, or dates.
• 6. Use a cookie scoop, drop dough onto a baking sheet (making sure not to overcrowd the pan) and bake immediately. Or, form the dough into 2" rolls in plastic and refrigerate until chilled then slice.
• 7. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together butter and sugars.
• Add vanilla and eggs and beat well.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Pour glass of milk or cup of tea, pick up a cookie and Enjoy!