Annes Ancient Chinese Secret Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

CHINESE FIVE-SPICE OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Soak raisins in a bowl of warm water until plump, about 30 minutes. Drain and pat raisins dry with a towel.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and both sugars with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter until completely blended; beat vanilla extract in with the second egg.
• Combine oats, flour, walnuts, coconut, five-spice powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir egg mixture into oat mixture until well mixed. Fold in raisins and mix until just incorporated.
• Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

BOILED OATMEAL COOKIES (PREACHER COOKIES)

Steps:

• Put oats in a large bowl.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat bring to a full boil: butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. There is a knack to this. Boil them too long, they will be dry and crumbly, too short and they will be runny.
• Quickly add peanut butter, salt, vanilla.
• Mix liquid into oats. Add more oats as necessary until it has a moist doughy consistency.
• Quickly put in buttered cake pan or quickly drop by the teaspoonful onto wax paper. Let them stand at room temperature for one hour.
• Variations: Add 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts, or Coconut. Replace 1/2 the oats with coconut. Use less cocoa and more peanut butter.

ANNE'S ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375, grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and egg, blend well.
• Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Stir in oats, raisins, nuts and chocolate chips.
• Droup dough by rounded teaspoons 2" apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 7-10 minutes.
• Cool for one minute and remove from cookie sheet onto cooling racks.