Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups quick oats
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Heat oven to 350°.
Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine, and then add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to mixture. Stir in oats. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool.
Yield: 4 dozen cookies
Cookie Angels
12 oatmeal cookies (can be homemade or pre-made cookies)
6 Reese’s® Peanut Butter Candy Mini-Pieces, cut in half
1 can white frosting
Food colorings of choice
24 Reese’s® Peanut Butter Chips and/or milk chocolate chips
1 sheet edible rice paper
12 gold-foiled chocolate coins
24 candy eyes
Edible glitter
White pastry bag with decorating tips 10, 103, 16, and 3
(Some ingredients can be purchased in any cake and candy supply store)
Frost cookies with frosting. Cut rice paper into angel wings, and place to the top of the iced cookies. With a small amount of icing, place chocolate coin on top of cookie for halo (if the coin is too large, cut in half). Cut a mini-peanut butter cup in half for the face, and place under the coin leaving some of the coin showing for the halo. With tip #10 and pastry bag, pipe an L-shape for arms, and put a chocolate chip at the end for the hands. With tip #16, and a zig-zag motion, make hair around the peanut butter cup. Use tip #103, to form a ruffle around the cookie for the girl angel, and the #3 tip to make the vest for the boy angel. With a small amount of icing, place candy eyes on face. With #3 tip and red icing, make a smile. Sprinkle with white edible glitter.