Saturday, June 9, 2007

Sweets for the SWEET

I have made both of these great recipes this week and they have turned out really well. The cookies live up to their name and what else can you say about strawberries except...DELICIOUS!!

Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies

Cream together:
1 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Add:
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir together:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt(optional)
3 cups Oatmeal, quick or old-fashioned
1 cup (or more) raisons

Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.
I also made a batch with chocolate chips, omitting cinnamon...delicious too!
**I have been looking for a good oatmeal cookie recipe and I think this might be it!!

Strawberry Pie

1 Baked 9 " pie shell
3 cups sliced strawberries

Glaze:
3/4 cup sugar
3 T. cornstarch
1 cup water
2 T. dry strawberry JELLO

Mix sugar and cornstarch well, add cold water, stir again well, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add dry JELLO powder, stirring until dissolved and smooth. Cool slightly. (I also mashed a few strawberries and stirred it into the glaze). Mix in sliced strawberries and pour into crust. Chill and serve with whipped cream...of course. MMMMmmmmmmmm!!!

5 comments:

leah said...

Ohhh..both look so good! Now...if only we could get some nice looking strawberries in St. John's. I will definately try the cookies soon...I've been craving some yummy cookies...Miss you so much Mom!

Elizabeth said...

These are the oatmeal cookies I've been looking for. They are soooo delicious. I did them with chocolate chips and left in the cinnamon because I love chocolate and cinnamon together. Aidan said,"I love those cookies, Mommy!"

Elizabeth said...

AAAAAHCH!!!!I can't stp eating them!!!!

leah said...

I made these the other day and we are all loving them! So good with a cup of tea! Besides being best fresh from the oven they get better with age...now that's a good cookie!

Tricia said...

YAHOO!!We have found the oatmeal cookie we have all been looking for! I am so happy! I made these one day last week...1 full recipe chocolate chip and 1 full recipe raison...they were gone in like two days!
Miss you both! Think of you everyday and pray for you! Love YOU!