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Oatmeal Grandmas


My Great grandmother’s oatmeal cookie recipe, written by my grandmother.

Oatmeal Grandmas (nuts)

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup shortening (Bacon drippings)

2 eggs (beaten)

2 cups flour

2 1/2 cups oatmeal

2 1/2 t soda

1 t salt

1 t vanilla

1 t cinnamon

Bake 15 mins

Yields 4 dozen

by salalsal

5 Comments

  1. salalsal

    My GGrandma came from Scotland to USA, I’m not sure if the recipe originated in Scotland or U.S.

  2. GracieThunders

    Those bacon drippings sound luxurious

  4. Worldly-Ad3211

    Would love to try these! One question: are these big fat chewy soft cookies, or are they more flat and crispy? (I’m not a confident baker, so I’d like to know ahead of time how they’re supposed to turn out.) 🤔

  5. Square_Ad849

    Was Irish bacon smoked back in the day?