Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups lard
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup cream or 1/2 cup canned milk
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 cups oatmeal
• 4 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 cream together in large bowl, lard and sugar. add egg and blend well.
• 3 in another bowl, combine, salt, baking powder, oatmeal, and flour.
• 4 gradually add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients.
• 5 drop by teaspoonful on lightly greased cookie sheet, or roll and cut with 2- 1/2 inch round cookie cutter.
• 6 bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.
• 7 dough can also be molded into rolls; bake some and freeze rolls for later use.