Quaker's Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

This is just from under the lid of the Quaker's oatmeal, but they are really good! I only made half of this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened


• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar


• 1/2 cup granulated sugar


• 2 eggs


• 1 tsp. vanilla


• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 tsp baking soda


• 1 tsp cinnamon


• 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)


• 3 cups Quaker's Oats (quick or old fashioned)


• 1 cup raisins

1. Heat oven to 350


2. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy


3. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.


4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.


5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.


6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.


7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.


8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, move to wire rack.


9. Yield=about 4 dozen

Chocolate Waffle Cookies

I have been making these for a long time. Whenever I want something chocolate without heating up the oven and that only takes a few minutes I whip these up. My mom has the original recipe (It came from a Remenisce magizine). I know the ingredients and I just combine them all how I think they should go.

Ingredients:

• 1 square unsweetened chocolate (I have also used semi-sweet-just makes them sweeter)



• 1/4 cup butter (I use light at room temp)



• 6 TBS sugar



• 1 egg



• 1/2 cup flour



• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Heat up waffle iron. I also grease mine so they don't stick. While heating, melt the chocolate first (I put it in microwave and stir frequently). I then add the butter to chocolate and stir. Add egg, vanilla and sugar. Lastly add flour. It should not be a thick batter. Once the waffle iron is hot, I use a heaped up spoonful and push the batter onto the waffle iron with my finger (you could also pour from a measuring cup). I can get about 4 waffle cookies per batch (about 2 in. in width) but will differ depending on your waffle iron. It only takes about a minute or when you see steam starting to come out. They should be hard enough to easily remove with a fork or knive. Dust with powdered sugar and heat while hot. I usually eat the first batch before the next one comes out! Yield--about 16 2 in. waffle cookies.