Oatmeal Craisins White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

A friend of ours came over about a week ago and really helped us out so I needed to make some treats for him. I had never tried this recipe before and I was dying to so this was a good excuse. Here is the recipe, they turned out really yummy!!

Oatmeal Craisins White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Yields: Approx. 2 1/2 Dozen

Ingredients:
2/3 Cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 Cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup craisins dried cranberries
2/3 cup white chocolate chunks or chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375*. Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks. Drop by rounded teaspoonful's onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

No-Bake Cookies

Today I made us some of my favorite cookies! These No-Bake cookies were some of my families favorites growing up. These are fairly easy to make however the most important part of the recipe is the boiling period. You have to boil it for exactly the perfect amount of time to get these cookies to be gooey, otherwise they turn out somewhat dry. They are still tasty however they are amazing when they are gooey and cold. You can leave these out on the counter and they are good but the family tradition is to put them in the freezer right off the stove, they are soooo good! Here is the recipe for you!

Ingredients:

2 Cups White Sugar

3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup margarine

1/2 cup milk

1 pinch of salt

2 1/2- 3 cups quick cooking oats

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a sauce pan melt the butter about half way down, then add the sugar, cocoa, milk and salt. Bring to a rapid boil for about 40-60 seconds.

2. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Once peanut butter is about melted start adding the oats 1 cup at a time. Add about 3 cups of oats to your personal preference. 

3. Working quickly drop by tablespoons onto wax paper and let cool. We line some cookie sheets or plates with wax paper and then put the cookies in the freezer till frozen.