AMOUNT: About 6 doz. 2″ cookies.
OATMEAL REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Nice and chewy, with a molasses-lemon tang.
Voted the best oatmeal cooky ever tasted ... when sent to our Recipe Contest by Mrs. J. A. Gmeinder of St. Paul, Minnesota. The distinguishing molasses-lemon flavor was an idea from Mrs. Richard Nugent, Brooklyn, New York.
Mix together thoroughly ...
- ½ cup soft shortening
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp. grated lemon rind
- 1½ tbsp. molasses
- ½ tsp. vanilla
Sift together and stir in ...
- ⅞ cup (¾ cup plus 2 tbsp.) sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- ½ tsp. soda
- ½ tsp. salt