either whoever you got this recipe from didnt like it and wrote NO next to it, or they dont want you to use enriched flour? your best bet is probably just to make it and see if you like it
UltraRare1950sBarbie
They probably baked them and didn’t like them
Incogcneat-o
Pastry chef here.
When I see that written alongside a recipe in an old cookbook, it’s usually because a previous owner didn’t like it.
That said, this makes for a VERY plain cookie, which is great as a mother recipe from which lots of little baby recipes can be made depending on variation (the cookbook calls it a master recipe), but quite bland as written, unless you toast the oats and have a brown sugar with quite a strong molasses flavor.
Examinator2
It means “Just say no on this recipe”.
alienabduction1473
The recipe doesn’t sound very good on its own. Maybe with some of the variations below, it’ll have some flavor.
mars202087
Maybe the shortening? I’ve only made cookies with butter because I’ve been told shortening isn’t as good
Tolipop2
I can also envision my darling husband taking a cookbook he has noticed me reading, and writing No next to everything he thinks he doesn’t want.
I doubt OP has allowed my husband access to their cookbooks, tho.
If they have, he will want to be praised for being so helpful. Just sayin’.
Sunnyjim333
Maybe it needs some vanila, raisins, walnuts, nutmeg and cinnamon?
cofffeegrrrl
These look like they would be cake-y and not what I would want if I was craving any kind of oatmeal cookie…I would want thin and crisp. Or thick and chewy…or a little crisp and a little chewy 😀
oliphaunt-sightings
Add nitric oxide. The capital letters give it away.
whatalongusername
Looks blaaaand. I would add at least some cinnamon, but also chopped walnuts, maybe some coconut and swap the shortening for brown butter. Maybe even some nutmeg could also work.
BigComfyCouch4
I just made oatmeal cookies. Baking powder is a little weird; I’d expect to see baking soda instead.
pensaha
Probably wasn’t to the cook’s taste and they might be very tasty to someone else.
RedYamOnthego
I think most people have an oatmeal cookie they like. This sounds a lot like our 4-H cookies, which make a rounded cookies. With butter and good brown sugar, it’s really good and has a certain tang!
But some people like flat chewy cookies, like the American Little Debbie oatmeal sandwich cookies. So this would be a big fat no.
Personally, I’m an oatmeal cookie catholic and enjoy both. But when it comes to Toll House Cookies, I’m the cookie inquisition, persecuting heretics.
fishinglife777
For me the no would be the addition of 1/3 cup milk. This creates a cakey cookie. I prefer chewy/crispy for oatmeal cookies.
Breakfastchocolate
Replace shortening with butter, remove 1 egg, add 1/2 cup sugar, cut the salt to 1/4 tsp, switch BP to 1/2 tsp baking soda, add raisins, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and you have the old back of the box Sunmaid raisin recipe- thin crispy edges, chewy centers.
Weird-Response-1722
I am a person who writes in cookbooks and have sometimes written “no” without an explanation next to recipes. I get annoyed at myself later when I come across the recipe again and can’t remember what I didn’t like about it. Note to self: remember to write why I didn’t like the recipe, especially if it’s a cookie that turned out cakey, not chewy.
GoddyssIncognito
In my opinion, shortening ruins cookies. I only use real butter when I’m baking cookies.
Southern_Fan_9335
It’s possible they just put that because they were looking for cookies to make and someone else vetoed it lol
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I haven’t tried it yet.
either whoever you got this recipe from didnt like it and wrote NO next to it, or they dont want you to use enriched flour? your best bet is probably just to make it and see if you like it
They probably baked them and didn’t like them
Pastry chef here.
When I see that written alongside a recipe in an old cookbook, it’s usually because a previous owner didn’t like it.
That said, this makes for a VERY plain cookie, which is great as a mother recipe from which lots of little baby recipes can be made depending on variation (the cookbook calls it a master recipe), but quite bland as written, unless you toast the oats and have a brown sugar with quite a strong molasses flavor.
It means “Just say no on this recipe”.
The recipe doesn’t sound very good on its own. Maybe with some of the variations below, it’ll have some flavor.
Maybe the shortening? I’ve only made cookies with butter because I’ve been told shortening isn’t as good
I can also envision my darling husband taking a cookbook he has noticed me reading, and writing No next to everything he thinks he doesn’t want.
I doubt OP has allowed my husband access to their cookbooks, tho.
If they have, he will want to be praised for being so helpful. Just sayin’.
Maybe it needs some vanila, raisins, walnuts, nutmeg and cinnamon?
These look like they would be cake-y and not what I would want if I was craving any kind of oatmeal cookie…I would want thin and crisp. Or thick and chewy…or a little crisp and a little chewy 😀
Add nitric oxide. The capital letters give it away.
Looks blaaaand. I would add at least some cinnamon, but also chopped walnuts, maybe some coconut and swap the shortening for brown butter. Maybe even some nutmeg could also work.
I just made oatmeal cookies. Baking powder is a little weird; I’d expect to see baking soda instead.
Probably wasn’t to the cook’s taste and they might be very tasty to someone else.
I think most people have an oatmeal cookie they like. This sounds a lot like our 4-H cookies, which make a rounded cookies. With butter and good brown sugar, it’s really good and has a certain tang!
But some people like flat chewy cookies, like the American Little Debbie oatmeal sandwich cookies. So this would be a big fat no.
Personally, I’m an oatmeal cookie catholic and enjoy both. But when it comes to Toll House Cookies, I’m the cookie inquisition, persecuting heretics.
For me the no would be the addition of 1/3 cup milk. This creates a cakey cookie. I prefer chewy/crispy for oatmeal cookies.
Replace shortening with butter, remove 1 egg, add 1/2 cup sugar, cut the salt to 1/4 tsp, switch BP to 1/2 tsp baking soda, add raisins, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and you have the old back of the box Sunmaid raisin recipe- thin crispy edges, chewy centers.
I am a person who writes in cookbooks and have sometimes written “no” without an explanation next to recipes. I get annoyed at myself later when I come across the recipe again and can’t remember what I didn’t like about it. Note to self: remember to write why I didn’t like the recipe, especially if it’s a cookie that turned out cakey, not chewy.
In my opinion, shortening ruins cookies. I only use real butter when I’m baking cookies.
It’s possible they just put that because they were looking for cookies to make and someone else vetoed it lol