FoodBanter.com - Disappearing Oatmeal Cookies - lost recipe from Quaker Oat cannister

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>I'd been refilling the old Quaker Oats cannister with organic oats
>bought in bulk, but still used the cookie recipe in the lid.
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>Alas, Hubby threw the container away when he emptied it.
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>Does anyone have the original recipe? The QO website recipe is called
>"Famous" and looks different somehow. Missing cinnamon? or?

There's at least a dozen oatmeal cookie recipes on the QuakerOats
site. I think the one you want is called _Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies_

(cut and pasted from www.quakeroats.com)

vanishing oatmeal raisin cookies

ingredients
1/2 pound (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins

preparation
1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until
creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking
soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.
2. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on
cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly
covered.

Servings: ABOUT 4 DOZEN

variations
Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking
pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool
completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly
covered,24 BARS

VARIATIONS: Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts. Substitute 1 cup semisweet
chocolate chips or candy-coated chocolate pieces for raisins; omit
cinnamon.
Substitute 1 cup diced dried mixed fruit.

HIGH ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Increase flour to 1-3/4 cups and bake as
directed.
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Jenn Ridley :