Oatmeal Cookies

Summary

A rolled-and-chilled oatmeal cookie recipe, handwritten with personal asides about the cook's own shortcuts, signed with an illegible cursive signature.

Key contents

Ingredients: - 1 1/2 c. flour - 1/2 tsp. salt - 1 tsp. baking powder - 1 tsp. soda - 1 c. brown sugar - 1 c. white sugar - 1 c. butter - 2 eggs, beaten - 1 tsp. vanilla - 3 c. quick oats

Method: - Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and vanilla, beat well. - Stir in sifted dry ingredients and rolled oats. - Chill the dough for about 1 hour. - Roll into balls the size of walnuts. Roll in powdered sugar and place on greased cookie sheet 2" apart. (Card note: "I don't usually grease the cookie sheet.") - Bake in 375°F oven for about 8 minutes. (Card notes: "I usually press them down slightly and I don't always cook them the full time.")

Physical artifact: Handwritten in cursive on lined notebook paper with a light stain (grease/oil spot) across the middle. A cursive signature is scrawled vertically along the right margin but is not legible.