Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. dark brown sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 c. oatmeal
3/8 c. sour milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream the shortening and sugar thoroughly.
Sift together the flour, salt and soda.
Combine with oatmeal.
Add to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk.
Stir in the vanilla.
Roll out to 1/8-inch thickness on floured board.
Cut into 2 1/2-inch circles with floured cookie cutter.
Bake on greased cookie sheet in 375\u00b0 oven for about 10 minutes.
Makes 5 dozen.