As a welcome to my guests, I leave homemade cookies and a refreshing beverage in their rooms. Here is one favorite.

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening

1-1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup molasses

2 eggs

1-3/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups oats (quick or regular)

1-1/2 cups raisins

In a large bowl, beat together shortening, sugar, molasses, and eggs. Sift flour with salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add to above mixture. Stir in oats and raisins (I like to mix some of the oats with the raisins so they are well separated and spread nicely through the batter). Drop by spoonfuls on a lightly buttered cookie sheet. Bake in a 375-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

For variety, reduce raisins to 1 cup and add 1/2 cup chocolate chip morsels.

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