Celestial Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

EXCELLENT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats and nuts until just blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Cookies should be at least 2 inches apart.
• Bake for about 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

CELESTIAL SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt together.
• Beat butter, oil, sugar and confectioner's sugar in separate mixing bowl until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Add dry ingredients gradually and beat until well blended.
• Chill, covered for 1 hour.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and coat balls with additional sugar.
• Arrange balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Press in additional color sugar for holiday decoration.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
• Cool and store in airtight container.
• For variations: Add 1 tsp of almond extract or lemon extract, add 1/2 crushed almonds or hazelnuts, add 1 TBS finely chopped lemon zest, add 1 TBS crushed peppermint candies, roll in colored sugar for holidays, or use decorative glass to create pattern on each cookie.

CELESTIAL OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• For cookies, beat sugar and vegetable oil spread with electric mixer in large bowl until well blended. Add pumpkin, egg whites and orange peel; beat well. (Mixture will look curdled.)
• In separate bowl combine oats, flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Add oat mixture to wet mixture and mix well.
• Stir in prunes and walnuts.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake. Centers of cookies will be soft.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• For glaze, combine powdered sugar and orange juice in small bowl; mix well. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies stand until glaze sets. Store tightly covered.