Oatmeal Cookies and a book from Nancy Lee Badger

Spring has sprung and my front yard is alive with all sorts of flowers that came with the place. We have lived here since I retired from my job as a 911 Dispatcher for the State of New Hampshire back in 2007 and bought this house in Raleigh, North Carolina in June 2008. We only have a few tulips and they are here one day and gone the next, but they do promise us a colorful spring. .Since the tulips have done their 'raisin' for 2021, here is a favorite sweet treat.

Nancy's Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place parchment paper on cookie sheets for easy clean-up (I am all about the easy part!)

1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 Cup white sugar (I used Splenda)

1 Cup packed light brown sugar

1 Cup shortening (such as Crisco)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

2 Cups old-fashion rolled oats

1/2 to 1 Cup raisins (sometimes I change it up and add semi-sweet morsels instead of raisins)

In a bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. In mixer cream together both sugars and the shortening and vanilla. Once mixed, add eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and then add the rolled oats. Scrap the bowl. Add the raisins by hand until well incorporated. 

Drop by a well-rounded spoonful onto the cookie sheets, spaced at least two inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and let sit until partially cooled, then place on rack to fully cool. Makes about two-dozen to three-dozen depending on size. . 

(My thanks to son Rob & his hubby Joe for the mug)

These cookies are delicious and go well with a big glass of milk, too. Making food from scratch with no preservatives is a healthy alternative to store-bought cookies. The raisins are a good fruit, too. Entertainment during this pandemic is also healthy to a person's well-being so remember to 

READ BOOKS

For a quick, romantic, and adventurous paranormal story with an evil witch, a cursed dragon-shifter on an uninhabited Scottish island, please check out 

(Yes, that is Jimmy Thomas the cover model!)

DRAGON'S CURSE

was the 2nd book I ever had published

(by an actual publisher)

It is available in ebook only all around the world

Find Buy Links HERE

Keep safe and enjoy Spring!

Nancy Lee Badger