Monday, December 21, 2009

Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs (large)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups Quaker oats (old fashioned, uncooked)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup coconut
2 cups cornflakes (do not crush)
1 cup walnuts

Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well
4. Add combined flour, baking soda and powder and salt; mix well.
5. Stir in oats; mix well
6. Add coconut, cornflakes and walnuts
7. Place golf ball size balls onto ungreased cookie sheet; flatten on cookie sheet
8. Bake up to 17 minutes for golf ball size until golden brown. Do not overbake.
9. Cool one minute on cookie sheet and move to wire rack.

Mom usually makes a quadruple batch and freezes them.

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