Grandmas Poor Mans Cookies Recipes

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in oats., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• Combine water, raisins, and shortening in a medium saucepan. Boil over medium heat, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, remove the lid, and let cool for 10 minutes.
• While the raisin mixture is boiling, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl.
• Pour the slightly cooled raisin mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until mostly combined and moistened (the batter at this point will have the consistency of a paste). Add the beaten eggs and again stir with a spoon, until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until deeply browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with some moist crumbs attached.
• While the cookies are baking, prepare the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar and warm water in a small bowl. As soon as you take the pan out of the oven, drizzle the glaze over the cookies and quickly spread into an even layer.
• Cool to room temperature before serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine oats, sugars,flour and salt.
• Combine soda and water;stir into oats mixture along with shortening and vanilla.
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. MIX WELL. ADD NUTS IF DESIRED. SPREAD IN LIGHTLY GREASED COOKIE SHEET. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 20-25 MINUTES. COOL AND FROST WITH POWDERED SUGAR ICING.