Amish Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 1/2 c. raisins
• 6 c. sifted flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 c. lard or shortening
• 2 c. quick cooking oats
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 1 c. salted peanuts (optional)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3 c. sugar
• 3 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. dark molasses

1. Grind raisins
2. and
3. peanuts
4. through food grinder using medium blade,
5. set mixture aside.
6. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg
7. and
8. cinnamon
9. into
10. very
11. large bowl or dishpan. Cut in lard into the mixture using pastry blender or two knives until it forms fine crumbs.
12. Add ground raisins and peanuts, sugar and
13. quick
14. cooking
15. oats, mix well.
16. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk.
17. Add
18. molasses
19. and 3 of the eggs. Beat with rotary beater until blended.
20. Add the flour mixture and mix well.
21. Drop by
22. heaping tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart.
23. Flatten each with floured bottom of drinking glass to 2 1/2 inch
24. round.
25. Beat with rotary beater one egg until well blended.
26. Brush tops
27. of rounds with egg batter.
28. Bake at 375u0b0 for 8 to
29. 10
30. minutes
31. or until golden brown.
32. Makes about 54 cookies.

raisins, flour, baking powder, ground nutmeg, lard, cooking oats, buttermilk, eggs, peanuts, salt, ground cinnamon, sugar, baking soda, dark molasses

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1043175 (may not work)