This is the last week of the Tax Man Cometh theme for April 2024.
Recap- we started off the month with Millionaire shortbread and Billionaire bites. Then, boom, tax day. Last week Cookie Thursday was surviving off crumbs. Literally, pie crust cookies.
This week is the Poor Man cookies.
This recipe is from the Great Depression and is made without eggs or butter. The fat in these cookies is vegetable shortening. And no butter or eggs. These cookies are very delicate.
But damned tasty for such a simple cookie.
1 cup of vegetable shortening
1 c flour
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar
2 cups oatmeal
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 c water
1 tsp salt.
Cream shortening and sugars together, and stir in water. This step takes the longest as it DOES NOT WANT TO COMBINE. Keep with it. Add in flour, baking soda, and salt.
It was here that I veered from the recipe. Of course, I did. I added 1 tsp of cinnamon because the dough was looking a little pale. Mix in the oatmeal and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
Ta-da! Poor man cookies.
It occurs that I could use this dough for no heat month edible cookie dough. There are no eggs. Hmm.
Next week starts the May theme. I can’t wait to discover what it is going to be.
Dispatches from the Evening Shift 