Recipe

Orange Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

	Jaie / All my dishes 2 years, 6 months ago A kick above Grammy's Oatmeal Cookies. These come out moist and,if stored in a Ziploc with a slice or two of plain white bread, they stay soft...although won't last long. Prep:20m Cook:1012m Servings:36	Jaie
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Ingredients

1 Cup Shortening

1 Cup Light Brown Sugar

1 Cup White Sugar

2 Eggs, well beaten

1 Tablespoon Vanilla

1-1/2 Cups Flour

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1-1/2 Tablespoons Cinnamon (can add more or less to suit taste)

3 Cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal (Do NOT use instant)

2 Cups Raisins

1 Six ounce bag Ocean Spray Orange Flavor Craisins

1-1/2 Cups water

Zest of 1/2 Orange (more or less to taste) plus some of the fresh juice

Directions

Simmer raisins and craisins in water over medium heat until both are soft and plump. It will take about 10-15 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid.

Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs and vanilla and beat well. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to the shortening mixture and mix well.

Add both the raisins and craisins and the orange zest. Mix thoroughly. Zest the orange peel and some fresh orange juice into this mixture and stir again. (I cut the orange in half after zesting and squeezed half of the fresh juice into the mixture.) Add the oats and stir mixture until blended and raisins and craisins are even distributed throughout mixture. Add some of the reserved raisin/craisin "water" to give added moisture and flavor. (Not too much, it should just be moist and not "wet".)

Spoon mixture out by rounded teaspoons onto a cookie sheet. If it's non-stick you don't have to use cooking spray, but I used a bit of Baker's Joy cookie spray when I made them.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, checking by ten minutes. (These cookies WILL burn quickly if left unattended!) Remove to wire rack and cool completely.

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Comments

borinda 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Jaie - these have to be delicious. I'd do them with butter just because I am a butter user, but the flavors of this recipe would to be divine.