Groundhog Cookies
Submitted by Aileen Wilcox
Ingredients
- ¾ C butter flavored Crisco
- 1 ¼ C firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 C milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 C quick oats
- 1 C self-rising flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon, optional
- 1 C raisins or chocolate chips (or ½ cup of each)
- 1 C chopped nuts, optional
- ¼ C coconut, optional
Directions
Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a baking sheet with butter flavored Crisco.
Combine Crisco, light brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well-blended. Combine oats, flour, salt, and cinnamon. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in raisins, chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut. Drop rounded tablespoon of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on cooling rack.
Just use whatever ingredients you have on hand, and share making this recipe with the children in your life.
