Recipe times four! I made about 12 dozen cookies today and froze the dough balls ready to bake next week for a shower. This way I can bake them fresh the day of the party, and I won't be so frazzled when I am trying to also make dozens of cupcakes.
I put the dough on these trays and freeze them for 15 minutes or so. Then they are easier to handle when transferring them to the freezer bags.
These are a few of the bags I did. The large bags are for the party and the small bags I will give to each of my children's families. See recipe below:Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
From Marlene Depler
This is a family favorite for over 20 years. When the kids where in 4-H, they won blue ribbons at the county fair with this recipe!
Makes 3 dozen
1 ½ cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups flour
6 oz. (or more!) chocolate chips
3 cups uncooked oatmeal
Mix sugar and dry cocoa. Then add softened butter and mix well. Add egg, vanilla, and water. Add flour, soda, and salt. Mix until completely incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips, then oatmeal.
Drop by teaspoon (or use medium Pampered Chef scoop) on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350ยบ oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake! Let cookies set on pan for a minute or two before removing to cooling rack.
NOTES:
1) I like to refrigerate the dough for about one hour before making the cookies.
2) I usually double or triple the recipe and freeze all or part of the cookie dough in balls in a zippered freezer bags. Then I simply take them from the freezer when I am ready to bake a few or a dozen. I place them directly on the baking sheet and place in preheated oven. Increase the cooking time by a few minutes. This way I can pull out cookies to bake fresh when we have company or when the grandchildren come over. Sometimes I will just bake four for my husband and I. Fresh is always best!
From Marlene Depler
This is a family favorite for over 20 years. When the kids where in 4-H, they won blue ribbons at the county fair with this recipe!
Makes 3 dozen
1 ½ cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups flour
6 oz. (or more!) chocolate chips
3 cups uncooked oatmeal
Mix sugar and dry cocoa. Then add softened butter and mix well. Add egg, vanilla, and water. Add flour, soda, and salt. Mix until completely incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips, then oatmeal.
Drop by teaspoon (or use medium Pampered Chef scoop) on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350ยบ oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake! Let cookies set on pan for a minute or two before removing to cooling rack.
NOTES:
1) I like to refrigerate the dough for about one hour before making the cookies.
2) I usually double or triple the recipe and freeze all or part of the cookie dough in balls in a zippered freezer bags. Then I simply take them from the freezer when I am ready to bake a few or a dozen. I place them directly on the baking sheet and place in preheated oven. Increase the cooking time by a few minutes. This way I can pull out cookies to bake fresh when we have company or when the grandchildren come over. Sometimes I will just bake four for my husband and I. Fresh is always best!
2 comments:
Glad you are blogging again...maybe I will too one of these days. ps the cookies rock; thanks for sharing
I'm copying the recipe. It sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing :)
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