Best Just Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

JUST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, butter and sugars; add eggs and vanilla.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add oatmeal, nuts and whatever you like use teaspoon to drop onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350°.
• Do not overbake.
• Remove from the oven while still soft.

JAM FILLED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• To make the sour milk, mix the milk and lemon juice together in a small bowl and set aside until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda, salt, oats, cinnamon and brown sugar together.
• Next add the melted butter and shortening, mixing lightly.
• Lastly, slowly add in the sour milk, making sure to mix well.
• Chill the dough for 1/2 hour.
• Then on a lightly floured board, roll to 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut the dough using a 2" round cookie cutter. Make sure to have an even number of cookie rounds.
• Place a spoonful of jam in the center of the cookie, then top with another cookie.
• Make sure to lightly press the edges together.
• Roll the cookie edges in the ground nuts.
• Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.