Oatmeal Cookies
Labels: dessert, favorite1 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 whole-wheat flour
3 heaping cups old fashioned oats
DIRECTIONS
Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix margarine and sugars until blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir. Add flours, baking soda and oats. Stir.
Scoop onto cookie sheet or baking stone and bake until edges are brown. Center may not look done... but that makes for a good semi-gooey cookie!
Chocolate Cobbler
Labels: dessert, quick 'n easyfrom http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/my-grannye28099s-chocolate-cobbler/
INGREDIENTS
1 cup All purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
¼ tsp Salt
7 Tbsp Cocoa powder, div.
1 ¼ c Sugar, divided
1/2 cup Milk
1/3 cup Melted butter
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
½ cup Light Brown Sugar
1½ cup Hot Tap Water
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, 3 tablespoons of the cocoa, and 3/4 cup of the white sugar. Reserve the remaining cocoa and sugar.
Stir in the milk, melted butter, and vanilla to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into an ungreased 8-inch oval baking dish.
In a separate small bowl, mix the remaining white sugar (it should be 1/2 cup), the brown sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the batter.
Pour the hot tap water over all. DO NOT STIR!
Bake for about 40 minutes or until the center is set.
Let stand for a few minutes if you can hold yourself back. Serve with homemade ice cream using the gooey sauce to spoon over all.
