Oatmeal Apple Cookies

Diane and Earl Weber

Servings:

Ingredients:
3/4 cups shortening

1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup milk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

2 cup quick oats

1 cup peeled diced apples

3/4 cup raisins, optional

3/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease cookie sheet. Combine shortening, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, soda and nutmeg in a small bowl and mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in oats, apples. raisins and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 13 minutes or until just set. Cool for a minute then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.