oatmeal crispies

*I promise I cook more than dessert. :)

This recipe is from allrecipes.com and I forgot to take a picture. oops. I made these for a Superbowl party and they were gone gone gone. This recipe makes at least 3 dozen cookies. They're delicious when you want cookies but are a little tired of chocolate chip (like i was).

2/3 C shortening
1/3 C butter, softened
1 C packed brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 C oats
1 C finely chopped pecans

Cream together shortening, butter and both sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, salt, baking soda until combined. Add oats and nuts, mix until combined evenly. Shape dough into 2-3 log rolls on wax paper. Roll in the wax paper and chill in the fridge or freezer. Slice dough logs into 1/4" rounds. Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes, or until golden.

*Notes: I used 1 stick of butter and only 1/2 C of shortening and it worked fine. I left my dough logs in the freezer for about 10 minutes to harden a little because I was cooking these right then. You could also just freeze the logs for later. Chilling is a key step bc it's easier to cut the rounds. I also did a little bigger than 1/4". They spread quite a bit so keep that in mind, also.

Caramel Bars

Kraft caramels were 50% off at Target after halloween (woohoo)! It gave me a great excuse to make these lovelies....plus we have a category for oatmeal. Whenever I take a pan of this ewey gooey goodness anywhere, it's a success.

Crust:
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup flour
1 cup oatmeal
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda

Yummy stuff:
Caramels (32/package)
3T butter
3T whipping cream
Milk choc. chips

Make crust. Take 2/3 of mixtures, press in cake pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Melt caramels, butter, whipping cream in pan. Pour over crust. Top with rest of crust and chocolate chips. Bake 15 min at 350.

*someday I will get a picture up.

All About Apples

It's Apple Harvest and there is nothing I love more than: APPLE CRISP! This is a variation/concoction I came up with for your eating enjoyment and it's TASTY.

MARY'S APPLE CRISP

• 4 Large Granny Smith Apples
• 3/4 c. Brown Sugar
• 1/2 c. Flour
• 1 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 c. Butter
• 3/4 c. Rolled Oats

Peel, core and thinly slice apples. Place in buttered 8x8 pan. Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, and cinnamon together. Cut in the butter, then add the rolled oats. Flake over apples and bake at 350 for 35-40 min. Serve with whip-cream or icecream. ENJOY!