Recipes from Aunt Flora -- Peggy's Buffalo Chips

Blogger seems to have given me a reprieve on the whole photo/blog post issue. This entry was created in the old interface (thank you very much), which is SO MUCH better for me.

Especially I am writing this up again in the middle of a 8+ hour cooking spree. This time I did have the sense to start in the middle of the afternoon, but it's about 5 hours later and 6 dozen cookies in, and they are still coming out of the oven. (AND STILL COMING ......)

And that's no bull.

And there is the segue to the Recipe of the Week: Peggy's Buffalo Chips (Cookies)

Peggy was one of Aunt Flora's daughter-in-laws and must have had a herd of kids to feed, because it makes a LOT of cookies. Like 9.5 dozen give or take a few.

2 cups melted margarine (I used butter)
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white sugar

4 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups oatmeal AND
2 cups cornflakes OR 4 cups oatmeal

4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup coconut, shredded
1 1/2 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts OR
1 package butterscotch chips

Blend margarine and sugars.
Stir in eggs and vanilla.
Mix in oats and corn flakes.
Add in flour, soda and baking powder and mix thoroughly.
Stir in optional items.
Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. (or 15-20 minutes depending on your oven.)

Makes about 9.5 dozen
Making sure you have all the ingredients before you start ensures you don't have to make your second run to 7Eleven of the day. Also make sure you have all the lumps out of your brown sugar before you add your melted butter, and then don't lose your stirring implement into the sugar/butter slurry. Make sure you have a GINORMOUS mixing bowl (thanks Mom!), so everything fits this time and you don't have to transfer halfway through the mixing like last week. Don't over mix the cornflakes and oatmeal with your fork, you don't want to break down the cornflakes. Get a mixing spoon at the end for leverage because that's about 8 cups of flour/flakes/oats and your arms will fall off!

Don't eat the cookies ... or you will have sugar shock and your intended recipients will be sad.

(MMmmm MMMMM *crumbs flying* ME LOVE COOKIE!)

2 points if you know who I was quoting.