Saturday, February 18, 2012

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c. butter, softened
1 c. packed light brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 c.  quick-cooking oats
1 c.  semi-sweet chocolate chips and butterscotch (half & half)

1. Preheat oven to 335*. 
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
4.  Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt;  stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. 
5.  Mix the oats and choc./butterscotch chips. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
6.  Bake for 12 minutes.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

*revised by me :)

Brownies

1/2 c. butter

1 c . sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder

Frosting:
3 TB. butter, softened
3 TB. cocoa
1 TB honey
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. powdered sugar

1.  Preheat oven to 350*.  Grease & flour an 8 in square pan.
2. In a saucepan, melt butter.  Remove from heat and add sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Beat in cocoa, flour, salt & baking powder.
3.  Spread butter into pan.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes. 
4.  Frosting:  Combine ingredients and frost brownies while warm. 

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