Oatmeal Cookie Day

April 30 is Oatmeal Cookie Day so I hope you can find the following cookie recipes enjoyable.

Oatmeal Cookies

1  package  yellow cake mix

2  cups  quick-cooking oats

1  cup  sugar

1  cup  vegetable oil

2  eggs

1  cup  chopped pecans

1 1/2   teaspoons  vanilla

Heat oven to 350º. Mix cake mix (dry), oats and sugar in large bowl with spoon. Mix oil and eggs; stir into oat mixture thoroughly. Stir in pecans and vanilla.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Oatmeal Lacies

1 1/2  cups  quick-cooking oats

2/3     cup  packed brown sugar

1/3     cup  butter or margarine -- melted

1/4     cup  milk

2        tablespoons  all-purpose flour

1        teaspoon  baking powder

1/8     teaspoon  salt

1        egg

Heat oven to 350º. Grease and flour cookie sheet.* Beat all ingredients in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack, using wide, thin-bladed pancake turner.

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

2/3   cup  granulated sugar

2/3   cup  packed brown sugar

1/2   cup  butter or margarine -- softened

1/2   cup  unsweetened applesauce

2      eggs

1 1/2  teaspoons  ground cinnamon

1        teaspoon  baking soda

1/2     teaspoon  baking powder

1/2     teaspoon  salt

1 1/2  teaspoons  vanilla

3       cups  quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

1       cup  all-purpose flour

2/3    cup  raisins

Heat oven to 375º. Mix all ingredients except oats, flour and raisins in large bowl with spoon. Stir in oats, flour and raisins.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.