Date Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
Refined sugar is the devil. There, I said it.
Date sugar on the other hand has a lovely “brown sugar” flavor and is digested more easily without the humongous gluccose spike you see with refined white sugar.
1/2 c vegetable shortening
1/2 c date sugar
1/4 c warm water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c Flour
1 c Organic rolled oats
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 c Raisins
Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly, then beat in water.
Mix together the remaining dry ingredients, then stir them into the creamed mixture.
Roll all the dough into a log about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours. Cut into 12-14 rounds 1/4 inch thick.
Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F about 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
Remove from pan, cool. Store in a covered container. Makes about a dozen cookies.
Tags: date sugar, oatmeal cookies