Old Fashion Drop Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening (or butter, softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup dates, chopped (or raisins)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (or pecans)
• 1 cup rolled oats

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients.
• 2 mix eggs, vanilla and milk well.
• 3 cream shortening. add sugar gradually. once sugar is incorporated add 1/3 of the egg and milk then 1/3 of the dry ingredients alternately. once all incorporated, fold in fruit and nuts and rolled oats.
• 4 drop dough by small spoonfuls on buttered cookie sheets (or cookie sheet lined with parchment) leaving a little space for the cookies to puff up.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.