The Best Cookie in the World.. Just sharing an election night at the DU is a winner

[Peacetrain]

I was going to give this out if Coakley won.. but you know what.. forget that.. We all deserve a great cookie win or stump our toe..

The Best Cookie in the World...
Ingredients

* 1 cup white sugar
* 1 cup light brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups cornflakes cereal
* 3/4 cup rolled oats
* 1/2 cup flaked coconut
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 1/2 cup chopped dates
* 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
2. Cream white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla together in a large bowl or dishpan. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed sugar; mix until well combined.
3. Stir corn flakes, oats, coconut, pecans, dates and raisins into the dough. You will most likely need to use your hands to mix everything thoroughly. Shape the dough into 1 1/2 to 2 inch balls and press them down lightly onto a greased cookie sheet.
4. Bake in a preheated 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) oven for 10 to 14 minutes or until golden.

[Clio the Leo]

1. awwww Peacey! .... thanks anyway. NT

[Peacetrain]

2. Long night Clio.. thanks for the yeoman work keeping us informed

:hi:

[Avalux]

3. Thank you!

They sound delicious and I will definitely try them. :hi:

This IS the best place to spend an election night, even if it didn't go our way.

[Peacetrain]

7. You are welcome..

:hi:

[BlueCaliDem]

26. Thanks, Peacetrain. I could use something sweet today

since I felt so bitter yesterday.

Oh, I linked to you here from BOG. Just so you know. :pals:

[Peacetrain]

27. You are welcome BlueCaliDem

From one BOGite to another .. :pals:

[JVS]

4. K&R

Looks tasty

[Cha]

5. Thank you...Peacetrain, now

I'm looking for the bright side. brown has two years to prove what kind of a Senator he is and we'll just see..and, so will the people of Mass who voted for him.

We know the teabags won't care but those voters who crossed over might.

[Peacetrain]

9. I have a suspicion there will be a lot of regret on that decision to vote for Brown

What a piece of work he is.

[Cha]

12. Yeah, they have to learn the hard way at the expense of others.

[JohnnyLib2]

6. Thanks!

Should help with the bitter taste in my liberal mouth.....

[Peacetrain]

11. That and a big glass of milk

Brown is not the type the people of Mass. will love for a long time.

[alsame]

8. Thanks Peacetrain! This recipe sounds delicious...pecans, yum. nt.

[Peacetrain]

10. Pecans in anything makes it better..even stir fry!

[alsame]

14. Yep, I love them. I make pecan pies for every ocassion I can think of, lol. nt

[niyad]

13. thank you for that great recipe

[Peacetrain]

17. Your Welcome!

It is a recipe I got off line, but it is one of those you try and go GOOD LORD that is good

[readmoreoften]

15. How can you disagree with cookies?

Best post of the night.

[Peacetrain]

16. Warm Cookies makes everything better..

Well at least tolerable..

[shireen]

18. wow!!! that sounds really good!

i might reduce the sugar, skip the coconut, dates and raisins, but otherwise, it sounds perfect!

[Peacetrain]

25. I don't know if its the combination of oats and cornflakes.. but honestly shireen

they really are not overly sweet from the sugars.. but if you were going to cut back on any of the sugars.. I would cut back on the white.. the brown sugar just adds something.

[AwakeAtLast]

19. I see by the inclusion of cornflakes you won't be posting this in the Lounge.

:hide:

:hi:

[Peacetrain]

22. Since I do not go into the lounge I bet I am missing a good joke

:hi:

[AwakeAtLast]

31. Let's just say it ends with a stongly worded post from Skinner

Always memorable! :thumbsup:

[Beacool]

20. Thank you, they must be delicious.

How many does it yield?

:-)

[Peacetrain]

23. I think I get about 30 to 40 cookies out of it..depends on the spoon

I am dropping them with. This is actually a recipe that I got off the internet.. and I just halved the amounts..because.. it makes so much if you follow the full recipe.

They really are good.. My favorite cookie!! :)

[Beacool]

29. Thanks, I'll have to try them out one weekend when it's cold and snowy outside.

Nothing like baking to lift one's spirits.

BTW, isn't one cup of sugar too much, plus the dark sugar too? Doesn't it make them too sweet?

:)

[lamp_shade]

21. Thanks, Peacetrain. It's MY recipe now (to family and friends).

[Peacetrain]

24. Great.. they make a great gift too lamp shade.. but they will leave

little oil spots if you put them on napkins.. so I just pile them directly on the plate. I mean they are not greasy, just one of the quirks of the cookie..

[CakeGrrl]

28. Thank you! This is going in my files.

They sound decadent and will probably go great with tea. :-)

[JuniperLea]

30. Thank you, Peacetrain...

Copied and saved, and now printed. It's been rainy and cold in Los Angeles... I'll need cookies to go with my hot cocoa and Bailey's.

:hi:

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

32. Have you ever made them w/ chocolate chips?

I bet that would be deeeelish. :9