Barbara Bushs Oatmeal Chip Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Blend butter and sugars until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture.
• Stir in oats, vanilla and chips.
• Drop by tablespoon onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
• This recipe makes about 6 dozen cookies.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
• In a very large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in sugars, and combine thoroughly.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
• For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F and grease baking sheet.
• Sift together flour, baking soda,and salt onto waxed paper.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter, sugars and egg until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in hot water and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended and smooth.
• Stir in chocolate morsels.
• Drop dough by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets.
• Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
• Cool cookies on baking sheets placed on wire rack 1 minute, then transfer cookies from baking sheet to rack to cool.