Adapted from a few different “Magic Cookie” recipes and our own preferences.
Be imaginative with these. Replace crushed cookies and pretzels with graham crackers, Ritz or Rice Crispies. Candy can be replaced with favorite candy pieces, dried fruit or nuts. A half cup oats can replace the coconut flakes. Add a little of your favorite jam. Have fun!
This will either make one large loaf or two smaller loafs. Instead of using flour to dust the pans, these are good dusted with sugar.
The Christie company out of Canada sells boxes of Pirate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies which this is a copycat recipe for. Not sure why they chose the name “Pirate”, but the recipe caught my eye as we were looking for a new way to celebrate “Talk like a Pirate Day” this year. This is a combination of a few recipes and added chocolate chips.
The oatmeal cookies are good plain or filled.
Best with fresh ingredients, but powdered forms work well also. Adjust the spices and sugar to taste. This is very good hot or cold. Also good for iced chai latte treats.
Apple cider is usually too sugary for the yeast to grow properly. If you want to try to omit the water to make a stronger cider mix, be sure to proof the yeast first. We used home made unprocessed apple cider for these and they had a nice cider taste.
Simple cookies that do not take a lot of time.
We were very disappointed that Nestle unsweetened instant tea has been discontinued. However, we found a new instant tea that we like and have been playing with old recipes.
Adjust the spices and sugar to your taste.
This is not an exact recipe, but it is a great starting point.
You do not want these dry, but they can be very greasy depending on what meat you use. Use lower fat meats if possible. Or, drain meat well before serving.
