Oatmeal Cookies
From Monique Kraemer
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) white sugar
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) brown sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup shortening, softened (204 g lard)
- 4 eggs
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Dry
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (260 g) wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 4 cups oatmeal
- 2 cups chocolate chips or 1 c. chocolate and 1 c. butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Cream white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and shortening together. Beat in eggs one at a time, until well combined. Add milk, and vanilla; beat well.
- Combine dry ingredients–white flour, wheat flour, salt, baking soda, oatmeal, and chips–and add to wet ingredients; mix well.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. (Refrigerate dough between batches.)
- Bake at 375°F for 8-9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10-12 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.