"Fusciardi's" Favorite Oatmeal Cookies

I feel like I've been on an 8 day vacation since Laurie guest baked for me last week. Her cookies were delicious and I'm very grateful that she took the opportunity to try out one of the cookie recipes because I needed a break! I know what you're thinking...I only made 3 recipes. True, but they were difficult recipes and I'm not a baker! However, I felt rejuvenated and ready to give it another go!

I was going for the shock effect this morning as I delivered my cookies to my friends at 9:00 a.m. Yes, that's right, 9:00 a.m. I have been on "Laurie" time this week (so what if it's only Tuesday!) getting up early and trying to get a lot done before the craziness of the day starts. This was the perfect recipe to try and squeeze in early because it was very simple. I had everything set out last night ready to go so it only took me an hour from start to finish. I made an executive decision and left out the walnuts so that Laurie's son could have another cookie to try. Also, I had to cut down the baking time from 9 minutes to 8 minutes in my new oven because the bottom of my cookies were burning. I love baking on parchment paper-those cookies slip right off and no clean up! I used a melon baller to measure out the portion of my cookies so that they would be a consistent size. I got close to the 5 dozen the recipe states.

I packaged up my cookies in pretty little treat bags for my friends. So, I wonder if Laurie takes a nap in the middle of the day??

shelly