Recipes From Susan

I can't even tell you how excited I am that team members are starting to email me pictures and recipes. Of course, it is not required but boy is it fun!! We all have so many different things to bring to the table.
For your baking pleasure:

Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk
1 C Butter, softened
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 C all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 C Oatmeal
1 bag (11.5 oz) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
1 C taosted pecans, optional

Preheat Oven to 350
1) Bat Butter and Sugars until creamy
2) Add eggs and vanilla, beating well
3) Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup, level off with a knife
4)Combine flour, baking soda, salt in a bowl. Stir to combine
5) Add oats to flour mixture. Stir again
6) Add flour/oat mixture to the butter mixture, mix well
7) Gently stire in chocolate chunks (and pecans)
8)Drop by rounded tablespoon onto baking sheets lines with parchment paper
9) Bake 10 minutes, cool on pan 2 minutes then remove to cooling rack


Ginger Cookies
4 3/4 C Flour
3 Sticks Usalted Btter, at room temperature
2 Tbsp Baking soda
1 3/4 C Sugar
3/4 tsp Salt
2 large Eggs
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 C Molasses
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger

1) Combine dry ingredients and set aside
2) Beat butter and sugar in a mixer and beat on low, increasing to high about 2 minutes until fluffy
3) add eggs, one at a time
4) add Vanilla and stir until combined
5) Mix in Molasses
6)Slowly add in dry ingredients mixture
7) Divide dough into approx 6 pieces
8) Roll into  1 1/2 in logs, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate 1-2 hrs until firm
9) Preheat Oven to 350
10)Unwrap, slice logs into 3/8" thick slices
11)Place on ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle with sugar
12) Bake 10-12 min