Friday, December 10, 2010

Mom's Holiday Cookie Recipe and Children Traveling For the Holiday

As we prepare to travel away from our house this holiday season, I remember how much fun it was to bake with my mom as a child, and how much I enjoyed eating the results of our “hard” work.  It is a little more difficult to create those special memories on Christmas for our children because we are away from home.  I have for the past several years, brought a container full of Christmas holiday cookies with us (in my checked luggage).   I think my children will tie the holidays to our family by helping to bake in our kitchen before we leave. 
Here is one of my children’s favorite cookie recipes:
Oat meal Lace Cookies
2 ¼ Cups quick cooking rolled oats
2 ¼ Cups packed light brown sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 Cup butter (melted)
1 egg (slightly beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
½ to ¾ Cup chopped nuts
Mix all ingredients, drop by level measuring teaspoon full onto well buttered cookie sheet (spray oils are acceptable).  Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.  Let cookies cool before removing them from the baking sheet.  The cookies will be large and flat like lace.

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