I think my mother's oatmeal cookies are the One True Oatmeal Cookie. They're of the crunchy or chewy variety, depending on how long they're cooked.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Jun 25, 2014 7:58:25 am PDT #11587 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Burrell - Jun 25, 2014 8:26:31 am PDT #11588 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think all cookies should be underbaked so they are chewy. DH thinks all cookies should be baked until they are crunchy and caramelized.
Zenkitty - Jun 25, 2014 8:42:07 am PDT #11589 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I go to Great Harvest and buy their homemade cookies. Baking is hard.
Calli - Jun 25, 2014 8:44:02 am PDT #11590 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I want cookies now. I think I'll spend my first day unemployed next week (Tuesday) baking, eating homemade chocolate chip cookies, and sulking. Then I'll get back on the job hunt Wednesday.
EpicTangent - Jun 25, 2014 8:45:14 am PDT #11591 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Still waiting for Ginger to post One True Cookie Recipe (and hoping she doesn't mind a chocolate chips are Far Superior to raisins substitution). About to reach for Trader Joe's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 100-calorie cookie pack (not as good as homemade, but since I actually have them right here...)
edit because I can too spell chocolate correctly.
Ginger - Jun 25, 2014 9:50:24 am PDT #11592 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
One True Oatmeal Cookie
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups raw (not quick cooking) oatmeal
1 cup raisins or chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.Sift together flour, soda and salt.
3. Cream butter.
4. Add white and brown sugar. Blend well.
5. Add vanilla.
6. Add eggs; beat well.
7. Add sifted flour mixture.
8. Fold in oatmeal, raisins and nuts.
9. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.
Makes about 8 dozen cookies.
Laura - Jun 25, 2014 10:06:41 am PDT #11593 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Mmmmmm, Coooookies!
beth b - Jun 25, 2014 10:09:39 am PDT #11594 of 30002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I like to soak my raisins in rum before putting them in cookies
Ginger - Jun 25, 2014 10:17:42 am PDT #11595 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I like dates better than raisins in cookies, because they stay moist. Oatmeal cookies, like chocolate cookies, are kind of tricky because they start out brown, so it's hard to tell if they're brown enough.
NoiseDesign - Jun 25, 2014 10:26:59 am PDT #11596 of 30002
Our wings are not tired
Who has two thumbs and is still sitting in Chicago? That's right, this guy! I hope to make it to Ireland before the end of the week.