Accidental Cookies

Accidental Cookies

One day while making chocolate chip cookies, I ran out of every single type of flour in the house. And by accident, they came out ridiculously awesome.

¾ cup white flour
1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour
2 to 2 ½ cups oatmeal
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 package chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans, or whatever nut strikes your fancy
Coconut, if you please

Put the oatmeal into a food processor and grind until you have a very course flour. Combine it with the other two flours, baking soda and salt. In a different bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until fluffy. Sprinkle in small amounts of the dry ingredients. The dough will be dry, add milk if it gets unworkable. (i.e. you think the mixer may break). Add chocolate chips, nuts and coconut. I usually use ¾ package chocolate chips, but use more or less depending on your preferences. Bake at 375° for 9 to 11 minutes.

Bird Nest Cookies

Bird Nest Cookies

3 cups rice crispies
1 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup light corn syrup
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Jelly beans, m&ms, or some other egg-shaped candy

Bring the corn syrup, brown sugar, peanut butter and vanilla to a boil. Remove from heat and add the coconut and rice crispies. Roll into little balls, and then press a little dent into the center to make it nest-shaped. Put a few little candies in the middle to be the eggs. Almond m&ms are tasty (in general, but in this case specifically the cookies).

...from Ranger Rick magazine circa sometime in the late 1980s.