Friday, April 3, 2009

Oatmeal Cookies


Yesterday (yes, while I was waiting for the bread dough to rise) H and I made Oatmeal Cookies.

He had seen a little girl make them on Sesame Street and was just desperate to make them.

I normally do not possess the patience to embark on such an endeavor. I was able to cook with my adorable, delightful niece, Miss A. She was so good at such an early age. We made cookies for her father (this recipe, in fact, adapted for diabetics). However, trying to bake with my own son required me to summon up all the patience I currently possess. Meaning, not much.

I did better than I thought I would. The cookies got mixed, scooped and baked. All in all, he mostly enjoyed playing in the flour mixture and then playing in the sink.

This recipe is from the cook book that came with my Grandma Hilda's mixer, the infamous "Beater Book." The cookbook you can't keep house without. Do you have one? If so, what is it?

Oatmeal Cookies

2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

1/2 brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups quick oatmeal

Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time. Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk, ending with the flour mixture. Fold in the oatmeal at the very end and make sure the dough is well-blended.

At this point, depending on where you stand on the raw egg debate, go ahead (or don't) and eat a nice dollop of dough. You know you want to and it is sooooooo good.

Scoop onto cookies sheets. Place about 2 inches apart.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Simple, better than store-bought, kid-friendly, makes your house smell great. What more can you ask for from a cookie?

6 comments:

momof3under12 said...

I was looking for the bread post to tell you that your B Bread gets a 2 thumbs up! Gabby said (and I quote) "this bread is so good I can't play my game because I have to keep eating it" This from the "butta bread" for snack girl.
So worth all your hard work! Thanks for the special treat that will go so nicely with my dinner tonight! :)

vertigob said...

Wow! Extremely high praise! Thanks Gabby. I'm so glad everyone liked it.

vertigob said...

Sorry, Miss A. It was stuck as a draft. It is up there now. Either way, thank you so much!

Dewey said...

I always loved these there is nothing better except adding chocolate chips to them

A

vertigob said...

Mr. Smith fails that putting oatmeal in anything that also contains chocolate chips is a crime against humanity.

He might have a problem.

vertigob said...

Duh, Mr. Smith FEELS...what a loser. Doesn't this woman proofread? Oh yeah, Mr. Smith is in charge of that!