So I have not been baking an adequate number of cookies, at least not enough for my lovely wife’s liking. This has led her to take matters into her own hands and get to baking. Not one, but two batches of cookies. This is how you get “Charlene’s Cookies of the Night.”
She baked up some Oatmeal Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies (left) and S’more Cookies (right). Charlene says that they’re both “tasty” and that they’ll satisfy your “chocolate craving.” You know what? She’s right. Enjoy!
OATMEAL MOLASSES CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1/2 cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Molasses
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Quick Cooking Oats
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together the shortening and sugar.
Mix in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract.
Mix in the flour, whole wheat flour, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Place Tablespoon sized balls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Revised Source: “Oatmeal Chip Cookies” recipe in “Taste of Home Cookies.”
S’MORES COOKIES
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Shortening
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 1/2 Whole Wheat Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Mini Marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, shortening, brown sugar, and sugar.
Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Mix in the flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Mix in the quick-cooking oats.
Stir in the chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
Place Tablespoon sized balls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes about 48 cookies.
Revised Source: “Oatmeal S’more Cookies” recipe in “Taste of Home Cookies.”