Amish Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. raisins
6 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 1/2 c. lard or shortening
2 c. quick cooking oats
1 c. buttermilk
4 eggs
1 c. salted peanuts (optional)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 c. sugar
3 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. dark molasses

Preparation

Grind raisins
and
peanuts
through food grinder using medium blade,
set mixture aside.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg
and
cinnamon
into
very
large bowl or dishpan. Cut in lard into the mixture using pastry blender or two knives until it forms fine crumbs.
Add ground raisins and peanuts, sugar and
quick
cooking
oats, mix well.
Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk.
Add
molasses
and 3 of the eggs. Beat with rotary beater until blended.
Add the flour mixture and mix well.
Drop by
heaping tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart.
Flatten each with floured bottom of drinking glass to 2 1/2 inch
round.
Beat with rotary beater one egg until well blended.
Brush tops
of rounds with egg batter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to
10
minutes
or until golden brown.
Makes about 54 cookies.