Grandma'S Sour Cream Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine or butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. quick oatmeal oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour cream
1 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 c. raisins

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix baking soda into sour cream.
Sift flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Set aside.
Pour hot water over raisins and soak for 15 minutes.
Drain well. Cream the shortening, sugar and eggs.
Add oatmeal and vanilla.
Mix well. Alternately add sour cream/soda mixture and sifted flour, mixing well. Add drained raisins and nuts.
Mix well.
Drop on oiled cookie sheets by tablespoon. Bake at 375\u00b0 until light brown on top.
It is a \"soft\" cookie.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.