Tillson Oatmeal Crisp Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups Tillson’s Oats (Now Quaker Oats)--if you'd like a current local version, try Oak Manor Farms! 
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 cup of flour
• ¼-cup boiling water
• ½-teaspoon salt
• 1-teaspoon soda
• Optional: ½ of raisins, nuts or chocolate chips

Directions

1. Mix the Tillson Oats with sugar, salt and flour
   Hint: Tillson Oats are now Quaker Oats! If you'd like to use a hyper-local oat, try Oak Manor Farms! 
    
2. Add melted butter and mix together

3. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water

4. Add dissolved baking soda and water into mixture

5. Add additional ingredients in desired

6. Form the dough into a long roll and chill overnight

7. Slice into thin disc

8. Bake at 350⁰ for 5 to 10 minutes

9. Enjoy your cookies!

Credit for this recipe goes to the archives at Annandale National Historic Site in Tillsonburg. These cookies are inspired by a historic Tillson Oats recipe. Tillson Oats was once owned by Tillsonburg's first mayor, E.D. Tillson. You can learn more about E.D. with a visit to the museum!