Christmas Lace Cookies
From Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
1 and 1/2 cups rolled oats (uncooked dry oatmeal -- use the old-fashioned
kind that takes 5 minutes to cook, not the quick 1-minute variety)
1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick, 1/4 pound)
3/4 cup white (granulated) sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon flour 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 beaten egg (just whip it up in a glass with a fork)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Measure out the oatmeal in a medium-sized bowl. Melt the butter and pour it
over the oatmeal. Stir until it's thoroughly mixed.
In a small bowl, combine the sugar, baking powder, flour, and salt. Mix
well.
Add the sugar mixture to the oatmeal mixture and blend thoroughly.
Mix in the vanilla and the beaten egg. Stir well.
Add the chocolate chips and stir the mixture until it is well combined. Line
cookie sheets with foil, shiny side up.
Spray the foil lightly with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
Drop the cookie dough by rounded teaspoon onto the foil, leaving space for
spreading. Don't crowd these cookies together, no more than 6 or 8 per
sheet.
Hannah's 1st Note: I used a 2-teaspoon cookie scoop to form these cookies.
It was just the right size.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and cool
them on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Pull the foil off the sheet and over
to a waiting wire rack. Let the cookies cool completely.
When the Christmas Lace Cookies are cool, peel them carefully from the foil
and store them in a cool, dry place.
If you want to dress up these cookies for special company, wait until
they're cool and then drizzle them with melted chocolate chips mixed with
coffee. Start with 1/2 cup of chips mixed with 6 Tablespoons coffee and
microwave for 30 seconds on HIGH. Stir it until smooth. If the mixture is
too thick to drizzle, add additional coffee and microwave in 20-second
intervals on HIGH until it is.
Hannah's 2nd Note: These cookies look delicate, but they travel well if you
pack them correctly. Start with a layer
of Styrofoam peanuts (or bubble wrap) at the bottom of your box. Cover that
with a layer of wax paper. Put down a single layer of Christmas Lace
Cookies. Cover that with another layer of wax paper and cover with another
single layer of peanuts (or bubble wrap.) Keep on layering peanuts (or
bubble wrap), wax paper, Christmas Lace Cookies, wax paper, and peanuts (or
bubble wrap) until your box is full. Top off with a layer of peanuts (or
several layers of bubble wrap), seal and send to your lucky recipient.
Yield: One batch of Christmas Lace Cookies makes about 2 and 1/2 dozen
cookies. This recipe can be doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled if you
wish.
-God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference
Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is
Not as I would have it, Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His will, That I may be reasonably happy in this life.
-Blessings, Sugar
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