Chocolate Chip & Oatmeal Cookies

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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

½ cup of any shortening
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg beaten
1 tbsp water
½ tsp vanilla
¾ cup sifted flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups quaker oats
1 ½ cups chocolate chips (or 1 package)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Cream shortening and sugars thoroughly
3. Stir in beaten egg, water, and vanilla
4. Add sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt), quaker oats, and chocolate chips
5. Drop with teaspoon on greased baking sheet
6. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes

Note: Check at 10 minutes! I did mine for 12 minutes and they turned out quite crunchy, if you like a softer cookie, try adjusting the ingredients and/or cooking for less time.

Original Recipe Card:
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Blueberry Cobbler

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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40-50 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup oats

Instructions:

  1. Preheat over to 350°.
  2. Add 2 cups of blueberries in a casserole dish.
  3. Mix together 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and nutmeg.
  4. Sprinkle mixture on the blueberries in the casserole dish.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix and cream together 1/4 cup of butter, 1/4 c of brown sugar. Add and fold in 1/2 cup of oats.
  6. Put on top of mixture in the casserole dish by spoonfuls.
  7. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

Tip from Nana: Try less time! Check at 30 minutes to see if it’s ready. A similar apple cobbler recipe she found says 30 minutes.

Note: Based on the size of the casserole I used (9×9-2 inches deep), I tripled the butter, brown sugar, and oats because it didn’t quite cover the blueberries and didn’t seem as though it was going to be a thick enough crust. The original recipe called for ¼ cup butter, ¼ cup brown sugar, and ½ cup of oats. Ingredients in this recipe have been modified based on my experience.

Note: I added cinnamon, because everything tastes better (especially cobbler) with a little bit of cinnamon.

Original recipe card:

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