“There is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats” ---Kenneth Grahame
Dessert Recipes
• 1-1/4 cups milk
• 1 cup oil, preferably canola
• 2 eggs or 4 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 4 cups uncooked oatmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups flour, half whole-wheat, half white, as desired
• 1 cup raisins
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the milk, oil, sugar, oatmeal, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well.
3. Add the soda, salt, and cinnamon and mix well, then gently sir in the flour, then the raisins.
4. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until firm when lightly tapped with a finger.
Yield: 5 dozen cookies.
Source: Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Third Edition
Comments: I usually cut this recipe for cakey, low-fat cookies in half, substitute chocolate chips for the raisins, and add 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts. I remember a very rainy day in 2003 when we were the only boat tied to a small Forest Service float in Hobart Bay on Entrance Island in Alaska, sitting out some rather nasty weather. Windy, with temps around 55°F and pouring rain, we felt secure tied to the float, and baking these chocolate chip oatmeal cookies was the perfect activity for the afternoon!
Oatmeal Cookies