Spiced Lunch Box Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Ground nutmeg
2 cups	474ml	Quick-cooking oatmeal
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Shortening
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
2		Eggs
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Raisins - plus more
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped nuts such as walnuts or pecans

Recipe Instructions

Sift flour with salt, baking powder, ginger and nutmeg. Stir into oatmeal and set aside.

Cream shortening with sugar on medium speed, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in raisins and nuts.

Drop from teaspoon onto lightly greased baking sheets. Top each with 1 raisin, if desired. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

This recipe yields 6 dozen cookies.

Each cookie: 62 calories; 31 mg sodium; 6 mg cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.09 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 09-22-1999

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