things got a little crazy round here.
i finally understand why all these bloggers can't possibly update every day. (while the wonderwomen (seriously) at a beautiful mess make it look so easy...sigh.)
NOW...i have made two batches of these oatmeal cookies in the past week for two different occasions.
the first being, Ritz has officially closed forever...and to
the second occasion being, we finally had our long-time-comin "cousin night" over here. (my entire family is extremely & ridiculously close...and equally busy.)
my lovely aunt nan makes these most every year for Christmas; they are a request at many family gatherings and are also given as part of, or the whole of, a birthday gift to many. aka: people love these things.
Aunt Nan's Oatmeal Cookieeesss!! (or opeymeal, as i used to say as a wee one.) (makes about 60 cookies!!)
-1 c. softened butter (i used margarine; don't.)
-1 c. brown sugar
-1 c. white sugar
-2 well-beaten eggs
-1 tsp vanilla
-1 tsp salt
-1 tsp baking soda
-1 1/2 c. flour
-2 c. oats
directions:
-set the oven to 350F.
-cream butter and sugars together.
-add eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda; stir well.
-add flour (1/2 c. at a time).
-add oats (1 c. at a time).
-bake 8-10 minutes. (there were so many times, with only twelve fifteen cookies on each sheet, that this step became the ultimate experiment with our oven...however, i still was not completely pleased with the outcome of any. at one point, i cooked a set for 11 even. practice makes perfect, i guess.)
aunt nan's hints:: do not overbake; bake on parchment paper (most definitely); small spoonfulls (absolutely).
mckenzi's hint:: leave plenty of time to cool down before stacking...unless you want one, giant oatmeal cookie. then, you're golden.
needless to say, they were a big hit...on both accounts. they were all gobbled up before i could snap a decent photo of them.
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i shall try to get my "what's for dinner" segment back on schedule from now on.
if tomorrow, whooo knooowsss what'll-it-be... ;)
now all's i got to do with myself is find a new job...
-preferably a photo assistant with some local photographer. wish me luck!!
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