Orange Oatmeal Chews
"This was my boys' favorite cookie when they were growing up (still is come to think of it!!) These are really good and good for you too."
- Ready In:
- 51mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
30 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
directions
- Spread the rolled oats out on a cookie sheet and toast in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Sift the flour, salt, soda and baking powder to- gether and set aside.
- Cream the Crisco in a large mixing bowl and grad- ually add in both of the sugars, creaming well after each addition.
- Blend in the egg, vanilla and orange rind, mixing well.
- Stir in the dry ingredients; then the toasted oats and the pecans, mixing well after each addition.
- Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute, then remove the cookies to wire racks to finish cooling.
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My family voted these 5 stars!! I found this recipe in my latest estate sale find. The 1964 Pillsbury Bake off winning recipes booklet. This recipe was a Jr winner in 1964. The winners name was Jean Nurse. This recipe was all I could find when I googled the recipe, Jean Nurse and Jr winners-Pillsbury Bake Off. Would love more info, if you have it!
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As you can tell, I'm from Georgia---a rather tattered old Southern Belle by now,
but still feisty, I'll have you know!! I've
been married to the same DH for 35 years, and we have two sons. My sweet and lovely
stepdaughter has given us two little grand-
daughters who are the lights of our lives.
We had an antique shop for 7 years back in
the late 80's, and I think we are getting
back into the Biz next month--not a regular
shop again, but just doing some of the shows
once or twice a month. I love to read(I collect biographies),do needlepoint and cross-stitch, go antiqueing, and visit the
grandbabies. My very favorite cookbook is
"The Joy of Cooking" by Irma Rombauer. I got
it at my first bridal shower, and it's still the best for just basic good cooking.
I have tried to get rid of most of my pet
peeves in the hope that other people will
overlook my many faults if I overlook theirs--that's not to say that I don't want
to scream at people who are in the turn lane and don't watch for the turn arrow, but, hey, I have my windows rolled up and
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retired, I have the month off thingie, but
if I had the $$$, I would take the train ride across Canada from Montreal to British
Columbia, visit with I hope our-soon-to-be
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fornia coast to visit relatives in San Diego
then drive across the U.S. stopping to see
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