My Cake Like Oatmeal Drop Cookies Recipe Will Spoil You

These puffy delights of oatmeal and coconut are soft, but chewy.

Yesterday, I needed something to punch so I turned to bread making and took my anger out onto a poor wad of dough.  Trust me, vigorously kneading and beating bread is very therapeutic when you need some kind of release for negative emotions.  The dough didn’t feel a thing, but I as you surely might guess did feel better by the time I shaped those breads into their loaf pans.

You can make them as big or as small as you like, but give them space to grow.  

On second thought, a punching bag is not a bad idea if you have the room for it in your home for working out stress.  In fact, I think I would like to have one that you could use for kick boxing for an extra workout.   Think of all the calories that you burn and muscles that you use attacking that bouncing bag as you strike those blows and kicks to its synthetic middle as it hangs at your mercy from the ceiling.  Since I would never have the space for such a thing or one of those big vinyl bags that the kids play with, I will stick getting physical with dough instead.

Though as delicious as my Oatmeal Bread turned to be, I missed baking a weekend treat.  Therefore, I decided to make this recipe because I needed my weekly sweet.  After carefully going through my assortment of recipe boxes, I finally narrowed my choice to my Cake Like Oatmeal Drop Cookie.

These cookies have a tender, cake-like texture.

As you may have gathered by now, I also hate complicated recipes that are more trouble than they are worth.  What I’m sharing here is easy and will not require long creaming any hard butter or shortening with your sugar.  I saved you a step by using oil, which is also healthier, especially if you use the corn oil.   It also simplifies steps for easier incorporating of the ingredients into this recipe.  

My Cake Like Oatmeal Drop Cookies are puffy nuggets with just enough shredded coconut to make them addictive once you start eating.  They are soft, but chewy and will go great with coffee or a glass of milk.

I hope the next time that you decide to bake some cookies that you’ll want to these oatmeal cookies because they are really good.  If you also love oatmeal cookies, you can find more of my recipes such as Chewy Oatmeal Delights, my convenient oatmeal cookie mix, my favorite oatmeal coconut cookies, which is rammed with lots more coconut, to my oatmeal banana cookies to my spicy oatmeal drop cookies.


My Cake Like Oatmeal Drop Cookies


5-1/2 cups of sifted flour
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark)
1 cup of corn oil
2 cups of oatmeal (quick or old-fashioned)
1 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of baking powder, leveled
3 large eggs
1 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of baking soda, leveled
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
2/3 cups of grated coconut
1 teaspoon of lemon juice or white vinegar



Mix the oil with the sugars and eggs until creamy.  

Dissolve the soda the milk that you added the vinegar or lemon too.

Sift the rest of the dry ingredients and slowly alternate with the milk mixture and vanilla into your mixing bowl that has the sugars and eggs.  Beat with your electric mixer or a whisk until the ingredients are well combined.

Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. 

Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 10-12 minutes, depending on how your oven is regulated.  Test with a toothpick, slender knife or a cake tester to see if anything sticks.

ENJOY!

Recipe: My Chocolate-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Tastes Like a Liquid Candy Bar–Only It’s a Healthy Winter Breakfast!

My Chocolate-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Tastes Like Melted Candy!

Having a bowl of hot oatmeal on a cold morning is a wonderful way to fuel up in the winter. Since it has complex carbs, you digest it more slowly, which helps you stay fuller and warmer longer than a bowl of cold cereal.  

This recipe that I have for you is simply delicious.  Imagine a bar of chocolate candy mixed with creamy peanut butter like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup with some sweetened hot oatmeal stirred through is how I would describe this hot breakfast.  You do not add any milk when served.  To enjoy it properly, you just need to stir in a spoon of peanut butter and sugar that suits your taste.  Although you can use crunchy peanut butter, I think the creamy give this oatmeal that delectable smoothness of that peanut butter cup. 

Everyone that I ever shared this recipe with has become a fan.  I think that once you try it yourself, I am confident that you also will love it and become one.

This recipe makes three servings.  If you only want to make one serving, then divide by three or you can store in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave.

My Hot Chocolate-Peanut Butter Oatmeal

1 cup of quick-oats
1-1/2 cups of water
2 heaping tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
creamy peanut butter   (about 1 teaspoon per bow or bit morel)
sugar (about 2 teaspoons per bowl or less)

Heat the water first before stirring in the cocoa and cooking until smooth.

Bring the mixture to a boil before adding the oatmeal.  Cook for few seconds then do turn off the heat and cover so it can thicken more.

This makes three bowls.

Add a teaspoon of peanut butter or more and about two teaspoons of sugar per bowl.  You can use less sugar, but it tastes like candy with two.

I really do wish that you try my recipe because it makes for the perfect warm start to a cold winter’s day!

ENJOY!

Want a Great Homemade Mask/Scrub for Oily Skin?

If you have an oily complexion and want to try a mask/scrub you can make in your own kitchen, then I have a wonderful recipe you should try.  It really helps improve that problem while saving you money at the same time!

Mix equal portions of cornmeal and regular oatmeal (not instant) with hot water to make a paste.  Apply this to your freshly washed face.  Leave this mixture on for at least ten minutes and remain hidden from public view. 

Wet your fingers when the time to remove the mask/scrub is up and work the mixture over your face like a scrub, using more water if needed, to exfoliate as well.  Rinse with cold water to close your pores. 

Do use this mask/scrub treatment no more than twice a week.  This does help clear up the oil better than a lot of commercial products that I have used.  Do try this easy recipe and see a difference in your skin!

Try a Healthier Baked Treat--My Favorite Oatmeal Scones Recipe!

Heart healthy oatmeal scones

Do you crave sweets most days but hate all those extra calories?  Then you just might like something in between a bread and a cookie like my oatmeal scones.  This recipe has everything I'm nuts over.  It's easy to whip up, a healthier alternative to other more fattening cookies or cakes, keeps well, and most of all--satisfies the sweet tooth when that craving for a goodie takes over!

My Favorite Oatmeal Scones!

2 cups old-fashioned oats
2-1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg  or 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup canola oil
3/4 cup milk
1 large egg



Heat your oven to 400-degrees.  Mix everything with an electric mixer and then you can drop batter by the tablespoon or with a small ice cream scoop onto your greased baking sheet.  If you want more uniform shapes like I've shown, I pat my hands with a little flour so not to stick and roll into a small ball in the palm of my hand.   You can get 12 big scones.  Bake approximately 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Did You Know About the Health Benefits of Cinnamon?

I have always loved the taste of cinnamon even before learning about the wonders associated with this simple spice, which has antioxidant and antibacterial properties.  In addition, I discovered how as little as 1/2 teaspoon daily can really help lower cholesterol or may improve your blood glucose levels, especially for those people with type 2 diabetes.  Now I'm even more nuts about spreading the word of this powerhouse of a spice.

At our place we like to eat a bowl of cooked oatmeal most mornings.  Old-fashioned is the favorite in our house.  We sprinkle some cinnamon and a teaspoon of sugar over our oatmeal instead of adding milk.  Some days we like to add some raisins to the mixture for some extra iron. 



Other days we like to add a tablespoon of cocoa powder to the water until it is heated, then add your oatmeal and cook as usual.  Add a teaspoon to a tablespoon of peanut butter to your chocolate oats, two teaspoons of sugar and you get a cooked cereal your kids will gobble up.  This stuff tastes like candy--not something that is good for them to eat!

Even when we skip our cinnamon oats routine, I use cinnamon more freely and include it in my dishes whenever possible.