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Banana Cookies

13 Friday Oct 2017

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This is an old recipe I got out of an old cookie cookbook that belonged to my grandmother.

They stay nice and soft. When storing them, you may want to put a paper towel in between layers so they don’t stick together.

You will need a large mixing bowl.

You will need a tablespoon size cookie scoop or spoon for dropping the dough onto the baking sheets.

Three cookie sheets are good. If you use less, you may need to let the cookie sheets cool down in between batches.

 

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit/200 Celsius

 

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups flour

1-3/4 cup oats

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup butter OR coconut oil OR shortening, softened

1 egg

1 cup mashed banana

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

 

Directions:

In one bowl, mix the flour, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, and baking soda.

Add the butter, egg, banana, and vanilla extract. Mix it well and add the nuts, if you are using.

Drop the dough by cookie scoop or spoon onto cookie sheets.

Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven.

They may sound like they are still cooking. If so, touch the top of one or two to see if they are firm, but soft.

Take out of the oven and immediately remove them to a rack to cool.

 

Using a tablespoon size cookie scoop, I got 3 dozen nice sized cookies.

 

Unbaked Cookies

23 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by in A-Z, Chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, unbaked cookies, yummy stuff

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 This is a repost from July of 2009. When I started this blog, I didn’t post pictures so this doesn’t have one.
I didn’t think about U until today so I don’t have the stuff to make them and post a picture.
Once I start eating these, I just don’t want to stop.

These cookies are known by many names.
They can also be called chocolate drop cookies or minute cookies.
Whatever you call them, you have to include the word good to describe them.

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups powdered sugar

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or aluminum foil.
Combine the oatmeal and cocoa powder and set aside.
In a large pan melt the butter and peanut butter over low heat. Stir it constantly til mixture is smooth.
Remove from the heat and stir in the milk. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar. Blend in the oatmeal and cocoa powder.
Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Let cool until firm.
You will get 4-5 dozen.

If you don’t have foil or waxed paper, buttering your pan works great.

Enjoy!

Simple Unbaked Cookies

24 Tuesday Apr 2012

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This is my mom’s unbaked cookies recipe. The are so quick to make. They may take a little while to set up. Sometimes they set up right away. They sure are tasty! If you would like another version of unbaked cookies, I have those too. The other recipe is a has a richer, more complex flavor.
Here is where to find those.

You will need a large pan. A Dutch oven or similar size works great.
You will also need waxed paper, aluminum foil, or buttered baking sheets.

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup milk
3 cups dry oatmeal
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine the oatmeal and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Set aside.
In the pan mix the sugar, butter, and milk.
Stir and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
Quickly, add the oatmeal and cocoa powder along with the vanilla extract.
Stir in well and take off heat.
By spoonfuls drop onto waxed paper, aluminum foil, or buttered cookie sheets.

This will make a few dozen, depending on the size you make them.

Enjoy!
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Last year’s U- Apple Upside Down Cake
I forgot to write down last year’s T- Taco Seasoning

Applesauce-Oatmeal Cookies

04 Friday Mar 2011

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My mom used to make these all the time while I was growing up.
They are moister than plain oatmeal cookies and they have great apple flavor.

Oven 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Baking time is 8-10 minutes

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1-1/4 cups flour
1-1/4 cups dry oatmeal

In a large bowl, cream the butter.
Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and baking soda. Blend it all together well.
Beat in the egg and applesauce.
Mix in the flour and the dry oatmeal.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Drop the dough onto ungreased cookie sheets using a teaspoon or small cookie scoop.
Bake 8-10 minutes until the cookies are lightly browned.

You will get approximately 30 cookies.

Butterfinger Bars

31 Monday Jan 2011

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These bars do not have butterfinger candy bars in them. However they have a peanut butter/ chocolate topping and are crunchy so you could say they are reminiscent of them.

They are pretty quick to make.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9″x13″ baking pan.

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
4 cups oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter

Cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Mix in the oatmeal.
Spread in the baking pan.

Bake 20-25 minutes til set but not dark.
Cool.

Melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter in the microwave.
Heat them for 30 seconds and stir. Heat another 30 seconds and stir until smooth.
Spread over the cooled bars and refrigerate until the topping is firm.
Cut into bars.

Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

20 Thursday Jan 2011

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I never met a whoopie pie I didn’t like and the oatmeal variety is no exception.
Just one will do you, as it is pretty filling.
Filling and very yummy!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a few cookie sheets.

Ingredients:

Cookies-

1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup(1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 Tablespoons milk
2-1/2 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal

Filling-

1 egg white
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar, divided
3/4 cup shortening

First you need to assemble the cookies.
In a bowl, cream together the brown sugar, shortening, butter, salt,cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla extract.
Beat in the eggs and milk until the batter is smooth.
Stir in the flour and oatmeal.
Drop the batter by tablespoon onto the greased cookie sheets. Make sure you get an even number.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until set.
Remove from oven and leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before putting on a baking rack to cool.
While the cookies cool, make the filling.

In a large bowl, beat the egg white, flour, milk, vanilla extract, shortening, and 1 tablespoon powdered sugar.
When that is well blended, beat in the remaining 3/4 cup shortening.

To assemble, spread cookie with filling and top with another cookie.
You should end up with about 20 oatmeal whoopie pies.

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

27 Monday Sep 2010

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What can you say about an oatmeal raisin cookie? They are hearty and super good. The raisins just add a little somethin’, somethin’ to the humble oatmeal cookie.

You will need 2 or 3 cookie sheets.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal

In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda,cinnamon, and cloves.
Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat in well.
Mix in the flour.
Add the oatmeal.
Stir in the raisins.
Drop cookies by scoop or spoon onto the cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies start to brown around the edges.
Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 3-4 dozen, depending on whether you use a small scoop or a medium scoop.

Nutty For Oats Cookies

18 Tuesday May 2010

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Nutty for Oats Cookies are gluten free. The only flour like ingredient is ground rolled oats.

Oats do not contain gluten. At one time it was thought that they did, but they do not. However, there may be cross contamination so if you need to be gluten free, use gluten free oats.


These are wonderful cookies. They are made with peanut butter,rolled oats, and chocolate chips.
They are nice and soft too.
 
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease cookie sheets.
 
Ingredients:
 
2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup rolled oats, ground to a powder in a food processor or blender
1-1/2 cups rolled oats
2 cups chocolate chips
 
In a bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter,vanilla extract, salt, and baking soda.
Add the eggs.
Stir in the ground oats, rolled oats, and chocolate chips.
Using a medium cookie scoop or a spoon drop tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheets.
Bake for 11-13 minutes until they are just barely set and starting to brown around the edges.
Let the cookies cool on the sheets before removing them to a rack.
 
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.