I caught up on the random number generator with the Orange Oatmeal Cookies from the Company Best Cookies section of the cookbook on p. 128. These were crunchy oatmeal cookies with a hint of orange. The Orange Oatmeal Cookies were very standard drop-type cookies. They start by mixing the butter, eggs, sugar, orange juice and…
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Crisp Oatmeal Cookies
Next up were Crips Oatmeal Cookies in the Family Favorites section on p. 93. These take a little planning, because the oatmeal needs to soak overnight. They were a bit like the butterscotch lace cookies — sweet and delicious. The cookies start the night before (or several hours before), when you soak the oats with…
Butterscotch Lace Cookies
The random number generator pushed me back to the Family Favorites section with Butterscotch Lace Cookies on p. 80. These sweet cookies form holes as they bake, giving them the look of lace. These take a little of planning, because you are supposed to melt butter and brown sugar together and then pour that over…
Date-Oatmeal Cookies
I stayed in the “Cooky Primer” this time with “Date-Oatmeal Cookies” on p. 25. These were a “molded” cookie — which means they were rolled out and pressed down — with bits of dates and nuts. Another basic recipe, but with a few more ingredients than previous creations — brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, baking…
Montego Bay Squares
The random number generator has me staying in the “Family Favorites” for one more recipe. This time, the Montego Bay Squares on p. 73. These are a layered bar with a date-and-chocolate layer sandwiched between two brown-sugar-oats-and-nut layers. First up was making the date and chocolate filling. The dates and baking chocolate were heated on…
Filled Oatmeal Cookies
The random number generator’s next pick was the Filled Oatmeal Cookies on page 80. This recipe requires not only a cookie dough but also a filling. The recipe offers up either a pumpkin or date filling. I am not a fan of pumpkin, so I chose the date filling. First up was to make the…