Easy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe


Oatmeal Marble Square Recipe

   Ingredients required
3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup soft butter
6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon water
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Instructions for Oatmeal Marble Square Recipe

   Blend butter, sugar, vanilla and water, add sifted dry ingredients. Stir in oats and nuts. Spread in greased 13 by 9 inch pan. Bake one minute, run knife through dough, return to oven for 12 to 14 minutes.


Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup Crisco

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Put the crushed pineapple in pan with the next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil till cornstarch is clear. Set aside. Then mix all the next ingredients together to get a crumble affect. Put half of this into the greased 7 1/2 by 7 1/2 square pan, spread pineapple mixture over and cover the rest of mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. After baking, cool. Cover with confectioners sugar. Make 16 squares. Variation: Instead of pineapple take cherry pie filling. Serve warm with ice cream.

Molasses Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 cups of oatmeal
3 cups flour 1 cup of molasses
1 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
two eggs

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Molasses Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

   Combine all ingredients. Beat well, drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake until done.

List of Cookie Recipes

Applesauce Cookies
Brownie and Chocolate Cookie
Dates, Raisin Cookies
Fortune Cookie
Ginger Cookie
Lemonade Cookie
Molasses Cookies
Oatmeal Cookie
Peanut Butter Cookie
Pineapple Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Sugar Cookie
Sugarless Cookies

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup