Healthy Date Oatmeal Cookies

Description

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Ampere Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1981.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1-1/2 cups sugar or sugar substitute
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup dates chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Beat together first 5 ingredients.
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. Add oatmeal and combine all together.
5. Stir in dates.
6. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

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