Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Florence ElDorado
From Aunt Bernice
Original recipe in Rudeen Family Cookbook 2003 in handwriting.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon orange rind
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup nuts

Instructions
 

  1. Sift flour, salt, soda, cream, shortening, sugar and egg. Beat well, stir in orange juice and rind, add oats, raisins and nuts, mix in flour. Drop by spoon on sheet and bake at 350ยบ 10-12 minutes.