Thursday, April 17, 2008

we cook

A quick post today. Met yesterday afternoon in a Spiritual Direction Peer Support Group. A very good friend is training for Spiritual Direction. Needs a PSG. So we meet monthly and bat around our experiences and feelings.

COOKIES are present. Yesterday she brought oatmeal cookies...when I said, "Oh these ARE good" she rolled her eyes and said, "WELL...you know the recipe!!!"

Originally from the American Mental Health Association, the (in)famous

AGGRESSION COOKIES.

In a very large bowl (a big salad bowl, or even preserving kettle), place

3 cups butter or margarine (1.5 lb.), room temperature preferably
3 cups sugar (the browner the better)
3 cups flour (any kind although rye probably isn't a good idea)
6 cups rolled oats (any type)
1 Tbsp. baking soda (I have forgotten this entirely and can't tell the difference).

Wash your hands thoroughly; and then mix with both hands until the mixture is homogeneous (sp?)

Roll in small balls (pingpong sized) and flatten with a moistened fork.
Bake at 350 for 11-12 minutes until nice and brown.

If you're careful you can get 14 dozen out of this recipe. Very helpful in a house containing adolescent males.
They keep well, if stored in rusty old tins labelled "RAT POISON."

that is all.

13 comments:

Annie's Mom said...

I do like your cooking posts!

Crimson Rambler said...

excellent!

spookyrach said...

Haaa! Rat poison. hee hee!

Sure, you say they're good, but what proof do we have? I'll be glad to provide you with an address for submitted a couple dozen cookies to be tested for quality.

Crimson Rambler said...

Rach, nothing would give me more pleasure, but I don't think we're allowed, any longer, to ship foodstuffs across the World's Longest Undefended Border...or I would surely do just that...

spookyrach said...

Oh, suuuure...blame the Mothership Security Department. Dang it!

*grins*

Jan said...

I remember using this recipe when I taught second graders--they loved to bang them around! Glad you're helping out at a SD's peer group; I'm in one and am always glad to have meet with the others.

Diane M. Roth said...

what chorus said.

The Lovely Wife said...

Meetings with cookies are always good. MMMMMMmmm Sounds good and easy. Two of my favorite things for cooking will have to try 'em.

johnieb said...

I gonna try the "Rat Poison" thing, but most of my friends know me too well; I'd never warn them.

Dorcas (aka SingingOwl) said...

My kids used to LOVE making agression cookies. I told them that the more they pummelled the cookie dough the better the cookies would turn out.

Terri said...

love oatmeal cookies, and this recipe is to die for...

The Lovely Wife said...

Very helpful in a house containing adolescent males.
They keep well, if stored in rusty old tins labelled "RAT POISON."

are you referring to the males or the cookies?

This was the Rev's comment when I showed him your blog. My daughter has several "adolescent males" in her class that she thinks might benefit from rat poison.

Crimson Rambler said...

Hi lovely, yes, I wondered a bit about the potential ambiguity there myself! COOKIES in rusty tins, not adolescent males. Altho' please tell your daughter, her point is well taken.