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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

. . . Cookie Time Tuesday-Frostbite Cookies . . .

When I saw this recipe on Plain Chicken I raced to the store to buy my ingredients! These remind me of the store bought Oatmeal Cookies with the chocolate "frosting" on them. They turned out even better than I expected and the addition of the Corn Flakes really makes them have a fantastic crunch to them. I thought they were good without the white chocolate but once I added those they were out of this world. I think you'll really enjoy these cookies if you make them. I would love to make them for the holiday season using red and green candy melts for the bottoms of the cookies to make them super festive. Fun!

You will need:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups uncooked regular oats
1 1/2 cups cornflakes cereal
8 ounces almond bark
1 tablespoons shortening

• Gather your ingredients

• Cream shortening until fluffy

• Add sugars and beat until well combined

• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well

• Add dry ingredients to the shortening mixture and blend until just combined

• Mix in the cornflakes and old fashioned oatmeal

• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet

• Press lightly to flatten out a bit

• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes at 325 degrees

• Melt shortening and almond bark in the microwave or on the stovetop until smooth

• Dip bottoms of each cookie into the white chocolate and lay top side down on a sheet of wax paper until the chocolate sets

• Try not to eat the whole batch!

Oatmeal!

delicious!

Frostbite cookies!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

. . . Cookie Time Tuesday--Guest Post by Lizy B . . .

In the next few weeks you will see some very talented baker's doing guest posts for Cookie Time Tuesday and today I am excited to present this week’s guest blogger for Cookie Time Tuesday…Lizy B Bakes. She is always sharing amazing recipes and this one won’t disappoint. I hope you enjoy her blog and this great recipe!

There is a link at the bottom for the printable recipe.

Hi there, I'm Lizy B!

I'm so excited to stop by and share my very favorite cookie recipe with you!!!

This recipe came about in a silly sort of way. When my family and I travel anywhere with friends, I always bring cookies (if you've ever stopped by my blog this won't surprise you too much).

One particular trip I sent out the email I always send...

"I'm turning on the oven today to bake cookies for our trip...any requests?"

I usually hear...'Chocolate chip'....'Peanut Butter'....'anything with some sugar in it...'

but this day, Miss Christy replied...

"How about......Oatmeal Raisin Pecan?!"

And that was that.

These are now the cookie that I can't ever bake for myself.

Know why?

Because I will eat them ALL!!!!!!!!!

(that's not a joke people....it has happened...more than once)

Big and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies

1 1/2 cups A.P. flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 lb. unsalted butter (room temp)

1 cup lt. brown sugar - packed

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs (room temp)

3 cups rolled oats

1 1/2 cups raisins

1 cup pecans-broken or coarsely chopped

preheat oven to 350-makes approximately 32 cookies

Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars and beat until fluffy, approx 3 min. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Incorporate dry ingredients using your mixer's lowest setting. Then add oats, raisins and pecans. (You can chop your pecans if you like. I measure out one cup of pecan halves, scoop a few into my hand at a time, and crack them as I drop them into the bowl) Scoop out onto parchment or silpat lined baking sheets. Bake 14-16 minutes. They are done when the edges just start to turn brown, the rest of the cookie will look underdone.

(If you eat one right away...the center will still be gooey.)

Here's the best part....there's oatmeal, pecans and raisins....remind you of anything?

That sounds like breakfast to me!

(I think even Dr. Oz would approve of the whole grains, don't you?)

Thanks for having me over to your blog Lindy!

Hope you'll all stop by the Lizy B blog to say Hi!

Printable Recipe

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

. . . Cookie Time Tuesday-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies . . .

I love Oatmeal Raisin Cookies so when I was trying to think of a new cookie this week I decided to do a variation on the traditional Oatmeal Raisin Cookie. You really can't go wrong with chocolate so why not add Chocolate Covered Raisins!? Yummy!

There are quite a few recipes for Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies floating around Pinterest but I promise this one is a keeper! It's a traditional Oatmeal Cookie that is fantastic as it is but then add in Mini Chocolate Chips and Raisinets and you have a truly decadent cookie.