Oatmeal Cookies I
A fuss-free vegetarian built around vegetable shortening and rolled oats — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and blender. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (2)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Egg
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How to make it
- Heat the oven to 175 C (350 F) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream the shortening with the brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, water, and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and evenly blended.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt, then stir into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the rolled oats until evenly distributed; the dough will be thick and slightly sticky.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheets, spacing them about 5 cm apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are golden but the centres still look soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes to set, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
You'll use: Oven · Blender · Whisk · Baking sheet
Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
Tips & common questions
How long does Oatmeal Cookies I take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Oatmeal Cookies I vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Oatmeal Cookies I is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Oatmeal cookies on a plate.jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.