Category Archives: oats

Oatmeal Kiss Cookies

Day 2! All of you oatmeal lovers will enjoy these. Oatmeal Kiss Cookies Recipe source: Taste of Home 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats 1 cup chopped nuts (I left these out because I’m not a nuts-in-my-cookies lover)...

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Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

Let’s talk about leaveners, baby. One of the many things that I love about America’s Test Kitchen is that they often educate you about why your ingredients do what they do. To acheive a thin, crisp cookie, using two leaveners is recommended. Counterintuitive, don’t you think? One would assume that more leaveners would equal more...

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Gumdrop Cookies

Gumdrops: you either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. If you love them, try this recipe. Additionally, why are gumdrops so hard to find? I had to go to three stores before I found them! Gumdrop Cookies Recipe source: unknown 1-1/2 cups gumdrops (I used the smaller variety) 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar...

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Ranger Cookies

So does anyone know why cookies made with *everything* are called “ranger cookies”? Seems like a slightly random name for some very delicious cookies! The nice thing about this recipe is that you can switch it up – substitute the “fun” ingredients, depending on what you like! I used M&Ms for half of the batch,...

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Oatmeal Cream Pies

Mmmm…these are TASTY!! Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup quick-cooking oats 2 teaspoons hot water 1/4 teaspoon...

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