Yield: 3 dozen
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
2 cups | Oats, quick or instant |
1 cup | Brown sugar (packed) |
½ cup | Butter, melted |
½ teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
Mix oats and brown sugar, mix in butter and vanilla. Divide mixture evenly in 2 ungreased 8-inch square pans, spread evenly. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 10 minutes or until it looks golden-brown.
Squares will be soft, but will harden when cool.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then mark in squares with a sharp knife.
Loosen edges and allow to cool before removing from pans.
NOTES:
* Easy butterscotch oatmeal pan cookies -- The easiest cookies (actually cookie-like objects) to make. My mother makes these, I don't know where the recipe is from. Yield: makes 30-40.
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 5 minutes preparation, 15 minutes cooking and cooling.
: Precision: approximate measurement OK.
: Guy Middleton
: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.
: gamiddleton@watmath
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