Oh pshaw, on Sat 02 Sep 2006 08:18:22a, jmcquown meant to say...

> Dave Smith wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Just use any white granulated sugar. He was quoting the recipe from
>>> the box of Quaker Oats; obviously the two brands are affiliated
>>> which happens a lot. BTW, Quaker Oats has always had a good oatmeal
>>> cookie recipe
>>>
>>
>> I had never seen it on Quaker Oats products. I found it on line.
>
> How funny! I think my mom got her recipe for oatmeal cookies from the
> cannister of Quaker Oats some 50 years ago And it's quite possible
> her mother made them before that. A fond memory I have is of going to
> my Scottish grandmother's house in Ohio and the moment you went in the
> side kitchen door, after hugging Grandma, we went for the cookie tin on
> the shelf above the cellar stairs. In it, she always had oatmeal
> cookies and peanut butter cookies. She always had cookies And she
> made scones (not the fruit/preserve filled ones, more like American
> biscuits) which she served with thick clotted cream. God, I miss those.
> I still have the cast iron griddle on which she baked the scones.
>
> Jill

I think it was that recipe that my mom used years ago. She always added
both raisins and walnuts, and she often iced them lightly with a thin milk
icing. Those always seemed to be on hand, along with peanut butter and
chocolate chip cookies.

The mention of peanut butter cookies reminded me of another peanut cookie
that she made that I especially like...


* Exported from MasterCook *

Spanish Peanut Cookies

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
-----COOKIES-----
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 t Baking soda
1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c Unsalted butter, softened
1 ea Egg
1 c Rolled oats
1 c Flaked coconut
1 c Salted Spanish peanuts
1/2 c Finely crushed cornflakes
-----DRIZZLE ICING-----
2 tb Unsalted butter
1 c Confectioners' sugar
1 tb Hot water
1 t Freshly-squeezed lemon juice

Cookies
~------
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and set aside. Cream butter
and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add all dry ingredients, blending
after each addition. Drop by rounded teaspoon on ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12-15 minutes.

Drizzle Icing
~------------
Melt butter. Mix in confection sugar, hot water, and fresh lemon juice.
Beat until smooth and drizzle over cooled cookies. (Add additional hot
water if mixture is too thick.)



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Wayne Boatwright
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