Mother's Chewy Oatmeal Logs

Name: Mother's Chewy Oatmeal Logs
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground ginger; 8 tablespoons, vegetable shortening; 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), granulated sugar; 2 , large eggs; 1/3 cup, molasses; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup, raisins; 2/3 cup, walnuts or pecans, chopped; 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams), confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons, milk; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2013

For an easy, chewy oatmeal cookie with all the flavor of the classic, we start with a fragrant dough filled with molasses and warm spices.

SERVES Makes about 40 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 45 minutes cooling

Why This Recipe Works

This is a members' feature.