Title

Quaker Oat Meal Cookies

Subject

margarine

brown sugar

sugar

egg

vanilla

flour

baking soda

salt

cinnamon

nutmeg

oats

raisins

nuts

chocolate

butterscotch

peanut butter

Description

Card 1 Front:
Quaker Oat Meal Cookies 4 1/2 dozen

1 1/4 c. margarine 1 t. cinammon (opt)
3/4 c. firmly packed br. sugar 1/4 t. nutmeg (opt)
1/2 c. sugar 3 c. Quaker Oats
1 egg (quick or old fashioned)
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 t. salt (optional)
Heat oven to 375° Beat together margarine and
sugars until light & fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla

Card 1 Back:
Combine flour, baking soda, salt & spices; add
to margarine mix, mixing well. Stir in oats. Drop
by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes for chewy cookies;
10-11 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 1 min
on cookie sheet ; remove to wire rack for cooling.
Store in tightly covered container. Can add
1 c. of: raisins, chopped nuts, semi-sweet
chocolate, butterscotch or peanut butter flavored
pieces.

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# Quaker Oat Meal Cookies

*Makes 4 1/2 dozen*

## Ingredients

- 1 1/4 cup margarine
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt (optional)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)
- 3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned)

### Optional Add-ins (1 cup of any one)

- Raisins
- Chopped nuts
- Semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- Butterscotch pieces
- Peanut butter flavored pieces

## Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat together margarine and sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; add to margarine mixture, mixing well.
5. Stir in oats. (Stir in 1 cup of optional add-ins at this point, if using.)
6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 8–9 minutes for chewy cookies; 10–11 minutes for a crisp cookie.
8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack for cooling.
9. Store in tightly covered container.

Creator

Barb Washburn

Source

RCA0009 - From Loan Ledger to Kitchen: The Barb Washburn Collection (Family)

Date

1960s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Printed pamphlet page

Identifier

RCA0009-20260629-0030

Coverage

Washington, US Wisconsin, US