I've been in sweet treat heaven this week!
Have you been loving all the recipes that were shared during the
Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop? I have!
It's the last day (darn!) and I really wish everyone had come to my house to exchange cookies
so I could taste those treats right now! What's a few extra calories among friends!
Thank you, sweet ladies, for sharing your recipes.
Well...now it's my turn to share some recipes!
I love chocolate.
I love oatmeal.
I love nuts.
I love anything with the above combination, so...
I made some Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies!
Layering the ingredients in a one quart Mason jar makes for a great way to share them with others.
Baking instructions:
*Right click on the candy cane framed recipe and instructions to save them to your computer.
Hints to make adding ingredients easier:
Wash bottles and make sure they are completely dry.
Use a wide mouth funnel to add ingredients.
Be sure to tamp each layer down firmly before adding next ingredient.
Using the flat bottom of a narrow glass works for tamping down.
Use a spatula or paper towel to wipe bottle edges after each addition.
Want a little variety in those gift bottles?
You could replace the walnuts and chocolate chips with...
M&M's
White Chocolate Chips
Peanut Butter Chips
Almonds, Craisins, Chocolate Chips
I ran across an easy recipe using Ritz crackers, which were yummy in the recipe I made a couple
years ago using them with chocolate and mint (find it HERE.) These were pretty darn good, too!
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies
It's surprising that a Ritz cracker can taste so good as a sweet cookie!
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The Monkey Boys made some, too. The little monkey ate his own cookies,
because for some reason no one wanted the ones he made.
One more cookie recipe...
My side of the family came from Norway, so I grew up eating lefse and hearing my
great-grandmother talk with her heavy accent. I thought we were the only Norwegian's around!
Then I met my hubby and learned his family was also Norwegian.
His mom had a recipe from "Aunt Emma" for Norwegian Butter Cookies.
They are delicate cookies shaped like a wreath or pretzel. Mine never turned out so good.
Of course, my mother-in-law's were always perfect.
I gave it another try for this hop and tada...success! Okay, a little lopsided, but still good.
I used a cookie scoop to get consistent sized balls/cookies.
great-grandmother talk with her heavy accent. I thought we were the only Norwegian's around!
Then I met my hubby and learned his family was also Norwegian.
His mom had a recipe from "Aunt Emma" for Norwegian Butter Cookies.
They are delicate cookies shaped like a wreath or pretzel. Mine never turned out so good.
Of course, my mother-in-law's were always perfect.
I gave it another try for this hop and tada...success! Okay, a little lopsided, but still good.
I used a cookie scoop to get consistent sized balls/cookies.
Since I don't always have success making those little loopy cookies,
and sometimes I'm a bit lazy, I just made them into balls, flattened them,
sprinkled them with sugar, and baked. They are just as yummy!
More yumminess:
December 1
December 2
December 3
DECEMBER 4 - TODAY'S RECIPES
My Christmas quilt for 2015...including a Monkey Boy
Merry Christmas...a long time ago
