One Cup of Everything
OK, here's the deal, I was already going to post this recipe and I had the post all ready to go for later this week. Then I went on over to HSBA to find out what the weekly theme was. It happened to be 'favourite snacks' and so I decided to include this recipe in my post because when I'm nursing a newborn, these are indeed my favourite snack!
I mentioned in my Daybook post that I was going to make One Cup of Everything Cookies.
These are a big(I make them big!), hearty cookie that sound just like their name. They pretty much have one cup of everything that you might find in a cookie.
I like to make a batch and freeze them before I have a baby. When nursing a newborn, I get quite hungry myself-especially during those late night feedings. These cookies fill that hungry hole!
Here is the recipe:
One Cup of Everything Cookies
1 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup peanut butter(I use the 'just peanuts' kind)
3 eggs
1 cup flour
1 TBSP baking soda
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts(or pecans)
Cream together margarine, sugars, peanut butter and eggs.
Mix in flour and baking soda. Stir in the remaining ingredients.(I usually do this by hand with a large spoon.)
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes(depending on oven temperature and size of cookie).
I get around 45 cookies. The original recipe said it would make 9 dozen. You can decide how big you want them(but in my opinion, who wants a small cookie?).
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup peanut butter(I use the 'just peanuts' kind)
3 eggs
1 cup flour
1 TBSP baking soda
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts(or pecans)
Cream together margarine, sugars, peanut butter and eggs.
Mix in flour and baking soda. Stir in the remaining ingredients.(I usually do this by hand with a large spoon.)
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Enjoy!
And just for the record, as far as regular snacks that the kids eat from day to day; I always try to have fresh fruit on hand. I always say "Yes" if a child is asking for a piece of fruit. I figure it's better than other things they could be asking for!! Other than that we snack on things like cheese and crackers, popcorn, pickles, any baking that I've done, and my boys will snack on spicy peppers!!.
And just for the record, as far as regular snacks that the kids eat from day to day; I always try to have fresh fruit on hand. I always say "Yes" if a child is asking for a piece of fruit. I figure it's better than other things they could be asking for!! Other than that we snack on things like cheese and crackers, popcorn, pickles, any baking that I've done, and my boys will snack on spicy peppers!!.
