Oatmeal crunchies

 
                             Oatmeal Crunchies
 
 Recipe By     : Gerber
 Serving Size  : 60   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : All Newly Typed Not Shared       Cookies
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           soft shortening
    2      cups          granulated sugar
    2                    egg -- unbeaten
    4      Tablespoons   grated orange rind
    3      Tablespoons   Gerber orange-apricot juice
    1      teaspoon      nutmeg
    1      teaspoon      salt
    4      teaspoons     baking powder
    2      cups          sifted flour
    2      cups          Gerber oatmeal cereal
 
 Preheat oven to 375.  Cream shortening and sugar together.  Add eggs, and
 beat well.  Stir in grated orange rind.  Sift together nutmeg, salt, baking
 powder and flour.  Add alternately with juice.  Mix in cereal until well
 blended.  Drop dough from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake 12-15
 minutes.  Yield approximately 5 dozen cookies.
 
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