My Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

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My Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

By Linda Larsen

This traditional chewy oatmeal cookie recipe has been in my family for years. The recipe card I use is so faded I can hardly read it. Your family will love these cookies.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:

    * 1/2 cup butter, softened
    * 1/2 cup oil
    * 1/2 tsp. salt
    * 1 tsp. cinnamon
    * 2 tsp. vanilla
    * 2 Tbsp. corn syrup
    * 2 cups sugar
    * 2 eggs
    * 2 Tbsp. milk
    * 2 cups flour
    * 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
    * 2 cups oats
    * 1 cup chopped walnuts or coconut

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine butter, oil, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, corn syrup, sugar, eggs, and milk in a large bowl and mix until well blended.

Add flour and baking soda to butter mixture and blend. Stir in oats and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets (or use Silpat liners), about 2" apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-14 minutes until light golden brown. About 48 cookies

Review:

Best Chewy Oatmeal EVER!!, January 22, 2008
Guest tidywhitey

"I made this recipe as exactly written, except added 1 cup of nuts and 1 cup of chocolate chips(for my husband). I cooked them for 10 min. on a silicone mat on baking sheet. They are the chewiest oatmeal cookies I have ever tried. They also stay chewy after 4-5 days in airtight container. Next time I will try substituting the corn syrup with molasses or maple syrup. No wonder your recipe card is tattered--it's a keeper!! Thanks for sharing!!"

Find this recipe at:

http://busycooks.about.com/od/cookierecipes/r/oatmealcookies.htm