Re: Rsn Cookie Exchange!
PEANUTTY CRISSCROSSES
3 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Combine oats, flour, and baking soda; set aside. In large bowll, beat
brown sugar, peanut butter, and margarine until creamy. Blend in water,
egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; mix well. Chill dough about 1
hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with tines of fork dipped in sugar to
form crisscross pattern.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on
cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Store tightly
covered. Makes about 7 dozen cookies.
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