Mother's Chewy Oatmeal Logs

Name: Mother's Chewy Oatmeal Logs
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) 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) granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/3 cup molasses; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups (6 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup raisins; 2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped; 1/2 cup (2 ounces) confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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"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. Nuts and raisins stud the dough, and we form it into four logs before baking—much easier than rolling individual balls. We slice the logs like biscotti… read more..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 teaspoon salt

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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

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8 tablespoons vegetable shortening

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1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar

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2 large eggs

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1/3 cup molasses

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2 cups (6 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats

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1 cup raisins

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2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

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1/2 cup (2 ounces) confectioners' sugar

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2 teaspoons milk

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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