Date-Nutty Oatmeal Cookies
3/4 cup vegetable shortening --butter flavored 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed 1 egg 1/3 cup orange juice 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups rolled oats -- quick-cooking
Ingredients
- 3/4cupvegetable shortening
- 1egg
- 1/3cuporange juice
- 11/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3cups rolled oats -- quick-cooking
- 1cupall-purpose flour
- 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
Directions
- 1
3/4 cup vegetable shortening --butter flavored 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed 1 egg 1/3 cup orange juice 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extra
- 2
grease cookie sheets
- 3
In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the shortening, brown sugar, egg, orange juice and vanilla extract until well b
- 4
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon
- 5
With the mixer on low speed, beat the flour mixture into the shortening mixture until just blended
- 6
Stir in the coconut, dates and nuts
- 7
Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets
- 8
Bake one cookie sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned