Bonnie’s cookies
1 cup lard (or butter; or peanut butter), creamed with 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (Bonnie uses 2 cups). Add in 2 eggs beaten with 1 teaspoon vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together 1 and 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Combine with wet ingredients. Then using your very strongest arm, add in 3 cups of oats, and 1 cup of smarties or other bright coloured round candy, or chocolate chips. I ended up kneading the oats and smarties into the stiff batter. Place by tablespoons onto tray. Bake at 375 for … well, here is where the controversy sets in. 8 minutes if you want them gooey and soft, like Bonnie makes them (remove from the oven before they look remotely baked). I baked them 10 minutes and they were much harder, but transportable, and still soft on the inside. But not like Bonnie’s, I was informed by Nina, who tested them in our backyard yesterday.
Enjoy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! These were super-delicious, and I was going to ask you for the recipe. I’ll try these out today!
You’ll have to let me know how long you baked them, and how they turned out!
Yum! save some for the big kids!! (you can always send some along with Kev, but there’s no guarantee I’ll see them.)