I found this recipe for Swedish Cookies #2 in Grandma's old church cookbook. Of course, they're named Swedish Cookies #2 because there is already a recipe of Grandma's for Swedish Cookies here on Plenty Sweet Life. I've seen this recipe in the cookbook many times, but I never checked on the ingredients to see if it was different from the original - I assumed they were the same. Nope - they use totally different ingredients, but the end result is very similar. They are both ridiculously melt-in-your-mouth delicious! I mean it - they totally melt-in-your-mouth! I'm not surprised that Grandma had more than one recipe for Swedish Cookies in her file - she was proud of her baking and she was proud to be Swedish!
Here is the recipe as I made it:
Swedish Cookies #2
Mix in order given:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening (I used butter)
1 cup oil (I used avocado)
1 egg
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 cup corn flakes
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used walnuts)
Drop by spoon on greased baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes (I made them bigger than Grandma would have, so they took about 14-16 minutes in my oven).
This makes a big batch. I, as usual, made them bigger than Grandma would have made them, and I still got 5 dozen.
It's an easy recipe to remember because except for the flour and nuts, every measurement is a "1" of something.
I'm tellin' ya - melt-in-your-mouth!!!
It sure smelled like Grandma was in the house when these were baking!
These keep in the freezer so well, they're ready for company at a moment's notice!
These cookies are just as delicious as the original Swedish Cookies recipe of Grandma's! They seriously do melt-in-your-mouth - they're just such a tender cookie! I'm not sure why they are named "Swedish" - all I know is that anything with that label is DELICIOUS! Make a big batch of these Swedish Cookies #2 and moving into summer, you'll be ready for anything!
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