One of the only things that I can bake and feel truly confident about are cookies. Two kinds, chocolate chip and oatmeal. Tonight I had to bake oatmeal cookies for my son's soccer team (I know this makes me sound like a sad soccer mom), so I thought I'd share the recipe I use. It used to be on the bottom of the lid on Quaker Oatmeal containers, but the current recipe gracing the lid is not nearly as good... I think they tried to reduce the fat and sugar content, and you can tell. So here is my tried and true version!My one biggest tip is to use margarine. I know, margarine is gross. But cookies are the one area in which I think margarine earns a place. If you want a soft, chewy cookie, margarine works so much better... If you want a hard, dry cookie, butter is a better choice. But who wants a hard, dry oatmeal cookie? Also, I think Fleischmann's in the tub is the best kind to use. I used Country Crock out of desperation tonight, but the cookies aren't quite as good.
Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Circa 1998)
1 c. butter
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
3 c Old Fashioned Quaker Oats
1 c. raisins
1 c. chocolate chips (optional)
Preheat oven to 350.
Beat together the margarine and sugar until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.
Stir in oats, raisins, and chocolate chips (if you're using them).
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until gold brown. Cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet, then remove to a wire rack.
Makes about 4 dozen.
-Kristin
4 comments:
So funny that you posted this recipe. While we were at Scotti's we came across a recipe for our Grandma's oatmeal cookies. I just brought it home and want to try it. I like to add chocolate chips to mine. I agree with you that margarin makes a big difference in soft cookies. I HATE hard cookies. They are so disappointing to me. I think your Mom gave me the margarine tip.
Kaye, can you post the recipe for your grandma's cookies? (If it is not a big secret!) I'd like to try them. I thought it would be fun to take a family recipe and trace it through generations, to see all the little changes each family made. I thought about doing it with grammie's spaghetti sauce recipe.
Why are you wasting your time with oatmeal? That is time that would be better spent making chocolate chip cookies - with margarine.
Chocolate chip won't be far behind... Now we are awash in cookies. I made lots of oatmeal, but they were for Elliot's soccer game. So Megan made Ben buy a lot of cookies from Fairway. This morning, Elliot's soccer game got cancelled, and now I'm not sure what to do with all of them!
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