A Nice Mistake Cookies

Description:
I was aiming to make regular old chocolate chip cookies that my children had requested but these wonderful cookies were discovered when we ran out of flour. Then even after trying to borrow some from a neighbor, apparently they were running out too, we still didn't have enough so after brainstorming in the pantry, Hopie suggested that we added oats. To our luck, it was delicious and my kids really loved them. They wanted me to post them so we could remember our nice mistake as they called it.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 Tbs. & 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 Tbs. and 1/2 tsp. hot water
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Mix in flour, oats, baking soda, hot water, and salt. Mix together and then add the chocolate chips.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 - 9 min.
Pretty nice mistake! Oh, I did give some to my neighbor's and I do have flour again for now. Yippee!

Christmas Cookie Exchange

Each year I like to join a Christmas Cookie Exchange. It's a tradition, I love cookies as much as Cookie Monster and I think its fun. I thought I'd post my photos and recipe from the cookies I made from this year '08, Orange Glazed Gingersnaps and last year '07, Raspberry Almond Thumbprint cookies. Maybe you'll like them. Recipe's are linked above on the name of the cookies.

Here's the glaze I used for both but I added orange zest and flavoring for the gingersnaps and left it plain for the thumbprint cookies:

• 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 tablespoons half-and-half cream or whole milk
  

To make Glaze: Combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and enough cream to make glaze of spreading consistency. Beat until smooth. Use a Ziploc bag and cut a small corner hole for a more detailed line like I did for the raspberry cookies. Or drizzle with a spoon on cookies like I did for the gingersnaps and I also put fresh orange zest on the tops as shown in the photo.