Grandma's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was really in the blogging mood today and had plans of posting pictures from our weekend once my kids went down for naps. But then I realized that I left my camera in the truck and my Hubby took the truck to work this morning...So I guess I'll post them later. For now I'll share a delicious cookie recipe that I made this morning. I've made them twice now and they are very yummy. And no they are not MY Grandma's recipe. They are perfect if your in the baking mood but have no eggs on hand because they require no eggs!

1 cup margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1.5 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup boiling water
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.
Beat margarine, sugars and vanilla til fluffy.
Mix flour and salt and add to margarine mixture.
Dissolve baking soda into the boiling water and add to flour mixture.
Stir in rolled oats and chips.
Drop onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy!

Baking up a storm

This feels good. To actually have a counter full of baked goodies for our week of lunches and snacks. Usually when I get in the mood to bake it's Thursday or Friday..... Go figure! So far I have chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, puffed wheat cake and banana chocolate chip muffins. I feel like making cinnamon buns yet but I might just make them, stick them in fridge and bake in the morning. Then I'll send some to work with Corey and be the favorite wife of the day! Lol.

Have a good one.
Ashley

Jam-Jam Cookies

I have tried making Jam-jam's before, always a failure. Last night I tried this one out of my Aunt's cookbook. I chilled the dough this time for a couple hours and that seemed to be the key. (in the past my dough was too soft and too sticky thus making it next to impossible to roll out and cut shapes) This is a cookie I grew up eating. My Mom and my Grandma's all made these. Anyways, I'm glad I found a recipe that works for me bc I think my hubby really likes these cookies. Whenever I get my computer up and running, I'll put this recipe in my Country Cookin' page.

In addition to these my Christmas baking has included: fudge, caramel square, gingersnaps, sugar cookies and shortbread so far. On my list yet is pies, tarts and perhaps more cookies yet ;)

Ps. The only thing different I did was use strawberry jam instead of raspberry jam.

Ashley