Hi all,
Missoula’s turned a bit gray over the past few days, so I thought I’d post a delicious cookie recipe for those of you who like to bake on rainy days. (I do!) This recipe is an all-time favorite of mine. Farmstyle Oatmeal Cookies are just such a wonderful comfort food and loaded with oatmeal. They’re not the fanciest looking things, but my, are they tasty! Enjoy!
Farmstyle Oatmeal Cookies
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup lard or shortening (I used shortening)
1/2 cup buttermilk (I didn’t have buttermilk on hand so I made my own by adding a bit of vinegar to regular skim milk and letting it sit for a while to “curdle” a bit.)
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups quick cooking oats
1 3/4 cups all purpose or whole wheat flour (I only had all purpose)
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon saltHeat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix brown sugar, buttermilk, vanilla and shortening. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place about three inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten the cookie balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake the cookies until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove the cookies from cookie sheets.
Pack that brown sugar.
I didn't have buttermilk on hand so I made my own with a bit of vinegar added to regular skim milk.
So, shortening's bad for you, yes. But it's pretty in this picture.
Beat the ingredients together. It will smell very yummy and you'll find it difficult to resist doing "quality control" checks.
Flour is just so pretty. Make sure you don't pack it into your measuring cup as this will increase the density of the cookie and decrease its loveliness.
Cookie! Baked, plated and ready to eat!
Cheers,
-Kristine
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Hi Kristine — Your photos of the progress of making oatmeal cookies were really great, and so well documented. Those photos ought to be in a cook book. They brought about chuckles and were a bit tempting to try, as well. But, cookie making is an activity of the past, never to return again! I’ll stick with yeast orange tea rings instead! Love, G & G.
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