oatmeal cookies

Deliciousness in oatmeal form
Oatmeal cookies came about in the late 1800s as a healthy breakfast substitute because oats were considered medicinal. Quaker Oats printed the first recipe in 1908 and popularized them as a healthy treat. While they may have more fiber, protein, and minerals than chocolate chip cookies they are by no means a health food. Even so, NASA approved them for space flight because they hold up well and have reasonable nutritional value. If it's good enough for an astronaut, it's good enough for me. 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups of oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup of raisins (or not, we never do the raisins)
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​    Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Directions
  1. Mix it all together! Start with the shortening and the sugar, and blend
  2. Crack the egg, blend it.
  3. Then water, vanilla, blend it. 
  4. Then everything else, (flour, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, salt) saving the oatmeal for last..
  5. Eat the mixture. It's just so good for some reason. 
  6. Bake whats left at 350 for 8-10 minutes
  7. Eat with a cold glass of milk and savor the goodness of the cloves and cinnamon.
  8. Cuddle up with your kids under a blanket and watch the rain outside. Life doesn't get better than that.