Recipe

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal cookies are really good, if you like oatmeal! I hope that you make these cookies because I bet they are delicious! Here are the ingredients you need to make them...  (All of this information came from http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,2310,153183-237203,00.html)

     1/2 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup water
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup raisins (any kind)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
2 cups quick-cooking oats

 

Here are the directions for making them... 

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a saucepan, combine water and raisins, then heat until the water begins to boil, turn off heat and cool. Stir in vanilla.
In a large bowl, mix oil, sugar and eggs. Beat well.
Add raisins and all liquid to mixture. Stir in dry ingredients.
Beat well and stir in oats.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

Here is a video of someone making oatmeal raisin cookies, don't they look yummy? Her recipie might be a little different from the one above because everyone puts their own touch on the cookies. And you can either heat the oven to 350 or 375 one will just take a little shorter. Make sure you don't burn them!

Tip

Don't use "I can't believe its not butter" butter when you are making cookies because they don't stick together and they turn out horrible.

Oreos

One of my favorite cookies are Oreos. I love them! Basically, if you are not familiar with the brand, they are just two pieces of chocolate shaped into a circle and there is a strip of creme in the middle. Their catch phrase is, "Milks favorite cookie!" and they were founded in New York. They even have their own website... oreo.com! They have double stuffed Oreos too. That means that there is twice the amount of stuffing in the Oreo. Here is a picture of an Oreo.

Halloween Cookie!!

Halloween Cookie Recipe

This seems like the perfect time to introduce a new cookie recipe. It's for Halloween! I know it's a little late and after Halloween but there's still enough time to bake it and enjoy the delicious cookie. If you don't like this recipe you can always just make the type of cookie you like and decorate it with different words or pictures that remind you of Halloween. here is the recipe...

Here is what you will need and a picture of them...

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Here are the directions for making them...

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla and pumpkin until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir into the pumpkin mixture. Mix in the chocolate chips. Stir in the walnuts if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges begin to brown. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely. 
4.  Enjoy the cookie!

These cookies are perfect because they only take about 40 minutes to make and they are only 75 calories. Here is also a video of a slightly different way to make these unique cookies...