Recipe : Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
180ml / 3/4 cup shortening
250ml / 1 cup brown sugar
125ml / 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
60ml / 1/4 cup water
5 ml / 1 tsp vanilla
250ml / 1 cup all-purpose flour
5ml / 1 tsp salt
2ml / 1/2 tsp baking soda
0.75l / 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
Method:
1. Cream the shortening and sugars in a large bowl. Beat in egg, [...]
Baking Cookies : Greasing pans
Be sure to grease the cookie sheet first. Place a small dab of shortening (a soft, white, solid fat) on waxed paper and spread it lightly over the cookie sheet to produce a thin film of grease. Or you can use cooking oil or one of the new oil sprays.
Another thing to remember: don’t crowd [...]
How to measure dry ingredients
Careful measurements are very important when you are baking. The big problem is that different ingredients pack down differently in the measuring cup. In order to get exactly the same amount time after time, rules have been established for measuring dry ingredients.
1. Brown sugar should be packed down firmly to remove any empty space between [...]
