The holidays are upon us. If you’re reading this, you are probably taking a break from holiday shopping.

For the November Sew Fun Club meetings, members brought cookies to share with their friends. The leftovers were taken to the local fire departments and retirement communities. Vickie Carter, a customer from the Huntington Beach store, made her mother’s recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. They were very popular and Vickie has agreed to share the secret recipe.

If you don’t know about Sew Fun Club or haven’t attended a meeting yet and would like to attend, check with your local Moore’s store to get details or sign up online here.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream:
– 1 cup shortening
– ¾ cup brown sugar
– ¾ cup white sugar

Add:
2 eggs

Sift together and add to above:
– 1 ½ cup flour
– 1 teaspoon soda
– 1 teaspoon salt

Add:
1 teaspoon hot water

Fold in by spoon:
– 2 cups oatmeal
– 1 6oz package chocolate chips

Add:
1 teaspoon vanilla

If cookie dough is too moist, add more oatmeal. Roll dough into a log. Wrap in aluminum foil and wax paper. Refrigerate overnight. Slice and put on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

To double the recipe use 5 cups of oatmeal and one more teaspoon of hot water.

Thanks Vickie for sharing it with us.

While the cookies are baking, maybe you would like to stitch out an embroidery design.

The new 10-needle machines sure cut down on manual thread changes – – leaving you more time to bake and quality control the cookie results.