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Oatmeal Cookies Recipe Homemade: Classic Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans
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Oatmeal Cookies Recipe Homemade: Classic Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans

There’s something timeless about a warm batch of homemade oatmeal cookies fresh from the oven. This Oatmeal Cookies Recipe Homemade version is soft, chewy, and packed with hearty oats, chopped pecans, and your choice of raisins or chocolate chips.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients

  • ½ C shortening
  • ½ C butter
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1 C brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ C flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • 3 C oats
  • 1 C chopped pecans
  • ½ C of either raisins or chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Cream shortening and margarine in a bowl with a hand mixer
  • Add sugars and mix well
  • Add eggs and vanilla
  • Mix in flour, soda, and salt
  • Lastly add in oatmeal, pecans and either raisins or chocolate chips
  • Form into balls and put on cookie sheet
  • Bake at 350* for 10 to 12 minutes