sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:18:51 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
>wrote:
>
>> sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:10:40 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> This is what I use for soft & chewy-
>> >> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/soft-oatmeal-cookies/
>> >>
>> >> 1895 reviewers aren't wrong-- 4.5stars
>> >>
>> >> I usually add a cup or 2 of raisins.
>> >>
>> >Thanks! How is it on the "sweet" scale?
>>
>> That's a tough one-- I think I'd call it an 8. Pretty sweet-- but
>> not quite candy/date sweet.
>>
>> The crispy ones I use are less sweet-- maybe a 5-6.
>>
>I cut Sitra's recipe in half and realized it was almost a duplicate of
>your chewy recipe... made a batch yesterday. It definitely wasn't
>sweet. It wasn't crisp, but it was too poofy for me and it didn't
>look like the image - even after it cooled completely. I had only
>enough oatmeal to make what I made, so I need to replenish the supply.
>I'll try more oatmeal and less flour next time. Thanks for the
>inspiration!'

Other than a bit more oats, more vanilla, and less soda, in 'mine'
they are nearly the same.

I wonder if Sitara's oven is hotter than mine? I do 375 for 10
minutes-- hers is 350 for 13.

I just noticed that the recipe I linked says 'roll cookies' -- I
scoop & flatten a bit like Sitara's.

Jim