Amish Friendship Starter Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup amish starter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 combine mixture 1 in a bowl or large glass measuring cup. mix ingredients well with a fork.
• 2 combine mixture 2 in a large bowl. i use my kitchen aide mixer. beat until creamy.
• 3 add mixture 1 to mixture 2.
• 4 combine mixture 3 and mix thoroughly. add mixture 3 to mixtures 1 and 2 in the large bowl.
• 5 add mixture 4 to the large bowl and mix until just combined.
• 6 spoon resulting dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes. it usually takes twelve minutes for me.
• 7 cool on a wire rack.