- 1 cup soft margarine (2 sticks)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cups unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water
Get out your favorite big bowl. In it
combine the margarine, and sugar. Mix and
mix until the stuff is smooth and creamy.
Add the eggs. Mix some more, and the creamy
mixture will become fluffy and satiny. Stir
in the vanilla. Measure the cocoa, baking
powder and salt into the bowl. Stir until
everything is well combined. Finally dump in
the oatmeal and flour. Stir up the batter,
mixing it well. If the batter seems dry to
you, add the optional tap water called for.
You may or may not need it, so jut use your
best judgment. When everything is mixed and
you have a nice cookie dough, it is time to
cook the cookies.
Drop the dough by large teaspoonfuls onto an
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for
about 12 minutes. If you make small cookies,
they will need less time, but I make them
pretty big, so 12 minutes cooks them
perfectly. This dough cooks best if it is
pressed down with a fork or cup, like peanut
butter cookies. I don't always do this, but
usually the first batch reminds me to
flatten the other batches one way or
another.
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