Will It Be Okay? with Crescent Dragonwagon

Crescent Dragonwagon and illustrator Jessica Love pair up in this lovely and powerful new edition of Crescent’s classic picture book, Will It Be Okay? Those things which caused us to seek comfort in 1977 still require loving attention today. We are reminded, with humanity, grace, and humor, that, yes—yes, it will be okay.  

Oatmeal cookies also make things okay. Crescent shares her tummy-warming recipe with us.

Dairy Hollow House Oatmeal Cookies
Makes about 72 2-inch cookies

When guests checked out of the inn I ran with Ned, my late husband, for 18 years, we sent them off with a bag containing a cookie each, to enjoy on the way home... to extend the pleasure of their stay just a little longer. 

Ingredients:
1½ cups white sugar
1½ cups, packed, dark brown sugar
¾ cup butter, softened to room temp
¾ cup vegetable shortening, preferably Miyoko's Creamery Cultured non-dairy Butter
3 large eggs
1½ tsp vanilla
4½ cups rolled oats (not instant)
3 cups unbleached white flour
1½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1½ cups raisins
1½ cups chopped walnuts or pecans
Oil or cooking spray 

Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer, cream together the sugars and the butters, beating till creamy and a little fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. When blended, beat in the vanilla. 
3. In a second bowl, combine oatmeal, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Stir all but 1 cup of the oatmeal mixture into the creamed butter-sugar mixture. 
4. Toss the remaining 1 cup of oatmeal with raisins and nuts and stir this into the batter. 
5. Oil or spray a baking sheet. Scoop the batter, by rounded teaspoonsful, onto the sheet, allowing 1½ inches between cookies. Bake in the preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Using a spatula, immediately remove the cookies from the sheet, allowing them to cool on a wire rack. 

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