Thursday, 3 October 2013

Marmalade Chews

This recipe is about 70 years old.  It is from my husband's grandmother's collection.  I'm going to write it down just as it is written.  They never went into great detail back then with recipes.  They are a chewy, raisin studded, spicy oatmeal cookie.  They are a really nice fall cookie and a great cookie jar filler! 

 

Marmalade Chews


Cream :  2/3 cup shortening
                 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
                 1 cup white sugar
 
Add:  2 beaten eggs
           2 teaspoons vanilla
 
Beat well. 
 
Blend:  2 cups all-purpose flour
               1 teaspoon baking powder
               1 teaspoon baking soda
               1 teaspoon salt
               1 teaspoon cinnamon
               1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
               1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
 
Add to creamed mixture and combine well.  Blend in 2 cups rolled oats, 1/2 cup marmalade, 1 cup raisins.  Drop by teaspoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. 
 
Makes 4 dozen cookies


2 comments:

  1. I love oatmeal cookies and these look so good!

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  2. I made these using a gluten free flour blend and they turned out perfectly. My son remembered these from when he was a little guy.

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