Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ t. baking soda
1/8 t. salt
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
¾ cup all purpose flour
¾ cup rolled oats
¼ cup flax seed meal
¼ cup wheat germ
2 oz. dark chocolate, finely chopped
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl beat butter with mixer on medium for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.

Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in vanilla and egg till combined.
Beat in flour. Stir in rolled oats, flax seed meal, wheat germ, chocolate, cranberries and walnuts (dough will be crumbly)

Drop dough by rounded teaspoon two inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 9-11 minutes or till tops are lightly brown. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for one minute. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.

Makes about 30 cookies.

Seven Layer Cookies

A 1970s, Better Homes and Garden staple for the holidays.

I didn’t know of a single mom growing up who didn’t make these.

The simple bar cookies were one of the first things I was allowed to make myself.


4 ounces butter
1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
1 (6 oz) package chocolate chips
1 (6 oz) package butterscotch chips
1 small can shredded coconut (1 1/3 cup)
1 can (14 oz) condensed milk
1 to 1 ½ cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Melt butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over melted butter; sprinkle chocolate chips and butterscotch chips over graham cracker crumbs.

Sprinkle coconut over this; then drizzle with the condensed milk evenly over all.

Sprinkle with the chopped pecans.

Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 1 ½ inch squares.

Oatmeal Butter Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ¼ cup sifted flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon salt
2 ½ cups quick cooking oatmeal

throw in a handful of chopped pecans, too if you so desire......

In a large bowl beat butter till smooth. Add sugars, beating until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla, then add flour, salt and oatmeal.

Chill till firm

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Shape into marble-shape balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar. Re-sugar the glass after each cookie is flattened.

Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool.

36 cookies.

Eggnog Cookies

2 ¼ cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 ¼ cup sugar

¾ cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 large egg yolks

½ cup eggnog

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl.

Add vanilla, egg yolks and egg nog. Mix on medium till smooth.

Add flour mixture and mix on low till blended.

Drop by heaping teaspoons 1 ½ inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Bake 25 minutes or until bottoms are brown.

****For frosting take 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 2 Tablespoons eggnog and whisk together until smooth. Spoon over cooled cookies.