OAT DELIGHTS

OAT DELIGHTS DROP COOKIES

2 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut
3 cups instant oats (not the instant in pouches flavored kind)

COMBINE: sugar, cocoa, milk, margarine or butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Let boil 2-3 minutes stirring constantly; scraping sides as well. Add vanilla(will create a rapid boil)

Remove pot from stove; stir in coconut, stir in oatmeal. mix well, let sit 2 minutes; stir well again... drop by teaspoon-full or use a mini-meatball scoop; onto wax paper lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, cooled. freezes well between layer of wax paper.

Enjoy!!

WITCH'S FINGERS COOKIES - HALLOWE'EN

Right click and save as; the non-color image for printing OR copy paste the recipe below for printing! The fingers in the images above look exactly how the cookies will be.. about the length width of middle finger.

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WITCH'S FINGERS COOKIES!

1 cup - Butter, softened 250 ml

1 cup - Icing sugar 250 ml

1 - Egg 1

1 tsp Almond extract 5 ml

1 tsp Vanilla 5 ml

2-1/4 cups All-purpose flour 675 ml

1 tsp Baking powder 5 ml

1 tsp Salt 5 ml

3/4 cup Whole blanced almonds 175 ml

1 Tube(19g) red decorator gel 1

In bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and egg, almond extract and vanilla;

beat in flour, baking powder and salt.

Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Working with one quarter of the dough at a time and keeping the remaining dough refrigerated, roll heaping teaspoonful(5ml) of dough into finger shape for each cookie.

Press almond firmly into 1 end for the nail. Gently sqeeze in centre to create knuckle shape; using paring knife, make slashes in several places to form knuckle.

Place on lightly greased baking sheets; and bake in 325 degrees F(160C) oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool 3 minutes.

Lift up almond; squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back in place, so gel oozes out from underneath.

Remove from baking sheets; let cool on racks. Repeat with remaining dough.

Yield: about 5 dozen!!

Alternate dough: try sugar cookie dough!! try peanut butter cookie dough oh my, it's endless!!

NOTES: this witch finger's dough is like a soft melt in your mouth cookie, blande for most kids! My sis tried sugar cookie-dough and voila'... hey, make both if the guests-numbers is gonna be big!!

Enjoy! Happy, Safe, Hallowe'en....