Aunt Gladyss Pineapple Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

AUNT GAIL'S OATMEAL LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture. Finally, mix in the rolled oats.
• Roll dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the dough balls about 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Dip the bottom of a glass in water and then in sugar, use this to flatten down the cookies. Sugar the glass as needed. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, cookies should be slightly browned. Store in an airtight container.

PINEAPPLE OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water, pineapple juice and salt to a boil over medium heat. Stir in oats; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from heat. Stir in pineapple, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Cover and let stand for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with walnuts. Serve with milk if desired.,

PINEAPPLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Drain pineapple well, reserving 1/2 Cup of juice.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, crushed pineapple and reserved juice. (Mixture will be very wet).
• In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and raisins. Stir into pineapple mixture.
• Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 300 for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire racks to cool. (Unfortunately I didn't copy down the oven temp when I copied the recipe. I played with it a bit and found 300 to work well for me, even though it seems a bit low).

AUNT MARY'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Place sheets of waxed paper onto a work surface.
• Stir sugar, cocoa, and evaporated milk together in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir butter and marshmallow creme into cocoa mixture. Quickly stir graham cracker crumbs into mixture.
• Drop cookies by the spoonful onto waxed paper; let stand until firm. Store in airtight containers.

AUNT MYRTLE'S COCONUT OAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in coconut, oats and walnuts., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

AUNT SALLY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup white sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the egg yolks and molasses. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture alternately with the sour milk. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangular shapes (I like to use a Spam can). Place cookies 1 inch apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.
• To make the frosting, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, vinegar, water and marshmallows. Mix well and place over a pot of simmering water. when the marshmallows have melted, stir in the egg whites. Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer for 7 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and confectioners' sugar until well blended. Frost cooled cookies.

KATHY'S PINEAPPLE-COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk together flour, soda, powder and salt; set aside.
• Cream together butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla - mixing on high until light and fluffy.
• Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, until well combined.
• Stir in oats, pineapple and coconut.
• Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet (I always use a silpat on my baking sheets - you never have burned cookies with one!).
• Bake 12 minutes on center rack until golden.
• Remove from oven, cool on sheet for about 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in airtight container.

OLD-FASHIONED PINEAPPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream shortening and sugars together.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well Add drained pineapple and mix well.
• Add nuts and flavoring, mix well (yes, again).
• Drop by spoonful onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

AUNT GLADYS'S PINEAPPLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix the eggs, shortening and sugar together until batter is smooth and fully Incorporated. Add the pineapple and the orange and vanilla extracts and mix until incorporated.
• 2. Sift together the flour salt and baking soda. Add to the sugar mixture one third at a time mixing thoroughly after each addition. As soon as the mixture comes together add in the raisins, sunflower seeds, oats and dates if using
• 3. Mixed together on low speed or by hand just until everything is mixed together well.
• 4. Spoon the cookies out onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a Silpat. Bake for approximately 10 to 15 minutes until cookies are golden brown and delicious. These are wonderful warm or cold.