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Oatmeal Farm Cookies


I realize that yesterday, the post was all about being healthy and strong for the winter, and now something strange has come over me. There seem to be cookies coming out of the oven. But it’s not my fault. If you were to look out the window this very minute, you would see that it’s snowing and raining in turns outside. And anyone can tell you that the only thing to do when it’s snowing or raining outside is to bake lots and lots of cookies…inside.

So you see–it can’t be helped.

Oatmeal Farm Cookies

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups oats
1-3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix milk and lemon juice together in a small cup. Mix brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in water. Bake about 9-10 minutes.
Oatmeal Farm Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups oats
  • 1-3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Mix milk and lemon juice together in a small cup.
  3. Mix brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla.
  4. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
  5. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls.
  6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in water.
  8. Bake about 9-10 minutes.

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Cranberry Smoothie

I’m not a huge fan of really seedy berries, so I made mine with cranberries, peaches and strawberries. It was great. Lynnette says she likes to make them every few weeks or so to keep everyone healthy.

One dang fine–

Cranberry Smoothie

Ingredients

1 c apple juice
1/2 c vanilla yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c frozen berries (ie 1/2 c cranberries, 1/2 c raspberries, 1/2 c blueberries)

Mix in blender

Cranberry Smoothie
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 c apple juice
  • ½ c vanilla yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1½ c frozen berries (ie ½ c cranberries, ½ c raspberries, ½ c blueberries)
Instructions
  1. Mix in blender till fruit is chopped and smooth.

 

 

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Honey Cake or Lebkuchen

For everyone looking for “Grampa’s” gingerbread house recipe–this is as close as we’ve been able to come and it works beautifully. The minced fruit and candied peel aren’t in here–but it was nasty anyway. So, your honey cake will probably NOT last until the Millennium…sorry. But dad also added things like powdered ammonia to some of his stuff and who even KNOWS what that was about? I can just hear him laughing his head off at us right now.

“Now, dear…it’s not gingerbread—it’s HONEYCAKE!”

I miss you, daddy. And all the secrets you took with you.  😀

Lebkuchen–Honey Cake

Ingredients:

3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup corn syrup
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon rind (optional)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon water

Stir together first 6 ingredients. In 1-quart saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil. Cool.

In a large bowl stir together corn syrup mixture, egg, and lemon juice. Gradually stir in flour mixture until well blended. Cover; chill 1 hour or until easy to handle.

Roll out dough 1/4 at a time to 1/4″ thickness onto a well greased cookie sheet.  Bake in 400°F oven 6-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheet immediately and place on rack. Cut into cookies or house pieces while it’s still warm.

If cutting into cookies, mix confectioners’ sugar and water. While still warm, brush with glaze.  Cool.

May be stored in tightly covered container for a dang long time.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Lebkuchen
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups sifted flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup corn syrup
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tsp grated lemon rind (optional)
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Stir together first 6 ingredients.
  2. In 1-quart saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil. Cool.
  3. In a large bowl stir together corn syrup mixture, egg, and lemon juice.
  4. Gradually stir in flour mixture until well blended.
  5. Cover; chill 1 hour or until easy to handle.
  6. Roll out dough ¼ at a time to ¼" thickness onto a well greased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake in 400°F oven 6-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  8. Remove from cookie sheet immediately and place on rack.
  9. Cut into cookies or house pieces while it's still warm.
  10. If cutting into cookies, mix confectioners' sugar and water.
  11. While still warm, brush with glaze. Cool.
  12. May be stored in tightly covered container for a dang long time.

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Chex Candy

Whips up quick–and makes a ton…

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Chex Candy

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups corn syrup

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

1-1/2 tsp vanilla

1 box Chex cereal–Rice or Corn or both (1lb. 7 oz)

Cook first three ingredients together to full boil. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour over Chex and mix to coat all pieces. Spread on wax paper to cool.

I’ve heard of people adding dry roasted peanuts, or M&M’s, but we like it in it’s plain, unadulterated form. Call us purists.

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Serves a million and makes them very happy.


Chex Candy
 
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Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 cups corn syrup
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1-1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 box Chex cereal (1lb. 7 oz)
Instructions
  1. Cook first three ingredients together to full boil.
  2. Boil 2 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
  4. Pour over Chex and mix to coat all pieces.
  5. Spread on wax paper to cool.

 

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Mock Turtles

Go ahead–spend all day making elaborate neighbor treats this Christmas. Yeah, yeah…knock yourself out. Or…

…you could spend just a few minutes–less than ten, in fact and give these tasty treats a whirl. You won’t be sorry.

Mock Turtles

Ingredients:

Rolos (caramel chocolate candy)

Pretzels (grid shaped work best)

Pecan halves

Directions:

Heat oven to about 250 degrees.  Set pretzels on cookie sheet.

Place 1 Rolo candy on each pretzel.

Set in oven only until the chocolate is soft–about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Press 1 pecan half onto each Rolo. Remove from warm pan to cool.

Now, promptly give them all away to your neighbors or you’ll be sorry…or full of pretzels…and pecans…and chocolate…and caramel… There will be no end.

You will love them…

5.0 from 1 reviews
Mock Turtles
 
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Ingredients
  • Rolos (caramel chocolate candy)
  • Pretzels (grid shaped work best)
  • Pecan halves
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to about 250 degrees.
  2. Set pretzels on cookie sheet.
  3. Place 1 Rolo candy on each pretzel.
  4. Set in oven only until the chocolate is soft--about 2 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Press 1 pecan half onto each Rolo.
  7. Remove from warm pan to cool.