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Quaker® Oatmeal CookiesIngredients:
 | 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar | | | ¾ cup vegetable shortening | | | ½ cup granulated sugar | | | 1 egg | | | ¼ cup water | | | 1 teaspoon vanilla | | | 3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) | | | 1 cup all-purpose flour | | | 1 teaspoon salt (optional) | | | ½ teaspoon baking soda |
Preparation:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening and granulated sugar until creamy. Add egg, water and vanilla; beat well. Add combined oats, flour, salt and baking soda; mix well.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Recipe makes about 5 dozen medium-sized cookies.
Oatmeal Facts
| | According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), oatmeal lowers total and LDL-cholesterol levels. In turn this helps reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. | | | Heart disease is the number one cause of death in men and women in the United States. | | | The No. 1 most popular oatmeal recipe is oatmeal cookies. The next most popular recipe containing oatmeal is for meatloaf. | | | Quaker® Oats was the first brand to put a recipe on a product label. In 1891, Quaker displayed a recipe for oatmeal bread on its packaging. |
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