Chocolate Brownie Oatmeal Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 72 Categories:
Brownies
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Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 12
oz
Semisweet chocolate pieces
-- melted* 8
oz
Cream cheese,
softened
1/2
c
Margarine or butter
-- softened 1
c
Brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2
c
Granulated sugar 2
Eggs 1/2
ts
Vanilla 1 1/2
c
All-purpose flour 1 1/2
ts
Baking soda 3
c
Quaker Oats, uncooked
-- (quick or old-fashioned) 1
c
Chopped nuts
Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions:
Beat together cream cheese, margarine and sugars until creamy. Add
eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add
combined flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in oats and nuts; mix
well. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 F. Shape dough
into 1-inch balls. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are almost set. (Centers should
still be moist. Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet;
remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar,
if desired.
*To melt chocolate: Place in medium microwaveable bowl. Microwave at
HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Or,
place in top part of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; stir
occasionally until smooth.
Nutrition Information (1 cookie): * Calories 95 * Fat 5g * Sodium
50 mg * Dietary Fiber 0g
Source: Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Recipes (Rozena Mahar) Copyright
1994, The Quaker Oats Company Reprinted with permission from The
Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
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