Delicious! I have made these 4 times, perfect every time. I have a friend who helps us out a great deal, so I repay him with these cookies as he can only eat certain foods. He loves them.

Are these the same as I use to make in the 50s and 60s? They were so good.

We have been making these cookies close to 50 years. I like to use the butter flavored Crisco. I have also used the recipe to make bar cookies. People always rave how good they are.

I believe original box recipe gave a variation of using 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg plus nuts.. like others have said this is the real original recipe I made as a kid in 60s. Thank you!

I have made this recipe 3 times and it is awesome. I had a pan cooling and I went to take a shower. When I came back into the kitchen there were 8 missing. I think my husband really likes them! I also put dried cranberries in them.

Does anyone use butter instead of shortening?

Made these tonight... they are great... thanks for sharing... Merry Christmas!

Been making these for years. I use butter flavor Crisco and add semi sweet chips. Sometimes I'll add pecans and dried cherries to the mix, as well, My wife doesn't like me using shortening, but she can't argue about the height these cookies reach (or how fast they disappear) :)

I thought I had saved this recipe, but couldn't find it. I didn't like the new one either. I used to make these cookies like it was my job! I add raisins. A friend turned me on to adding wheat germ (sweetened version) for an extra crunch. So happy - thanks for sharing this!

I'm sorry to say this didn't work for me. Cookies spread out, were flat. I'm wondering if it needs more flour, less Crisco and a little less sugar? I had added a cup of pecan pieces and a cup of Craisins to the batch.

This is the exact recipe that I have on the back of an old container of Quaker Oatmeal and I use it every year, I make a batch with chocolate chips and a batch with raisins for deer hunting camp and for Christmas.

I've made these for years. A family favorite. But I now live at a higher elevation. Would I need to change anything in the recipe?

I've made these for three decades. Excellent the way they are usually made. I made two changes and I swear they taste even better.

Simmer raisins for five minutes and use that water for that required in the recipe. Cool it down before using. Makes a huge change in intensity of taste. Use half butter and half shortening. Double the recipe or they are GONE.

Thank you, Thank you, I knew they were made with shortening not butter. These
are the original ones I made years ago in the 60's. The change was not good to
butter. Saved me the time of trying to find my original recipe off of the box.

This dough recipe has to be the same one my Mother grew up with, I have been searching and testing with failure for so long. Love it! Thank you for this recipe.