Old Fashioned Handmade Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe for Aggression cookies (or depression cookies) is all made by hand (no mixers here) using very basic simple ingredients easily found, rolled by hand, and just an old-fashioned cookie jar oatmeal cookie.

Retro recipes are the best when there are food shortages and Grandma and Mom lived during war times when things were very tough to get staples and money was tight so they worked with what we had to stretch a dollar.

We learned quickly in high school that those days may happen again in the future and it was time to adapt to change by being grateful for what we have and not what we wished for.

Between school and my family and hard times, we learned the value of our dollar and to be very frugal.

While there were food shortages many families learned to adapt recipes to what they had on hand and these cookies are a fine example.

So, it's no surprise these cookies were a delicious addition and creation when we had very few ingredients to work with in recipes and this cookie remains a favorite family cookie and is very much appreciated.

Grandma Called these Oatmeal Cookies Aggression cookies we made them often for the cookie jar via @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine.comPhoto byClaudia Lamascolo

Aggression Cookies (aka Oatmeal Cookies) recipe will make 60 small cookies!

Shopping List Ingredients:

1. 3 cups brown sugar or regular
2. 3 cups butter or margarine
3. 6 cups oatmeal
4. 3 cups all-purpose flour
5. 1 tablespoon baking soda
6. Optional additions: 3 cups of raisins, chocolate chips, or a combination of both.
7. For cinnamon lovers: add 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients by and.

Roll into balls.

Bake at 350 degrees until edges are lightly browned around 12 minutes.

>>>Printable recipe for Aggression Cookies (oatmeal cookies)<<<

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