I’m the fourth generation of cooks in my family to bake these cookies. When my grandmother sent a batch for my birthday one year, I asked her for the recipe. That’s when I learned it was originally my great-grandmother’s recipe...and it’s one I will definitely make sure gets passed on!
—LORETTA PAKULSKI INDIAN RIVER, MI
PREP: 10 MIN. • BAKE: 15 MIN./BATCH • MAKES: 4 DOZEN
1 cup shortening
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In a bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and milk; mix well. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until done.