Saturday, March 14, 2009

Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies



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The Dish
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This is a recipe I modified from a recipe I found at "Heart Healthy Cooking". The cookies are nice and chewy and not too sweet. I only made 18 rather than 30, as suggested by the original recipe.

All purpose white flour - 6 oz
Whole wheat flour - 6 oz
Quick cooking rolled oats - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Light brown sugar - 3/4 cup
Butter - 6 tbsp = 3/4 of a stick
Skim milk - 1/4 cup = 2 tbsp
Creamy peanut butter - 3 tbsp

1- Mix the first 5 dry ingredients and set aside in a bowl.
2- Whipped butter, sugar, milk, and peanut butter until well mixed.
3 - Add in the dry ingredients and mix it well
4- Make small walnut size ball of dough with your hand and a small spoon.
5- Place the dough ball on a greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
6- Gently press the dough with the back of a fork.
7- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 F for about 20 minutes.
8- Make about 20 cookies.



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The Ceramic
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I was lucky enough to have gone to Kaori's open studio at Wandsworth, London last summer. I never tire of simple glazes on understated ceramic forms. The patina of the clay comes through on the edges and gives the wares extra dimensions.

"East and West are sensitively bought together in the work of Kaori Tatebayashi"
Ceramic Review, Issue 236 March/April 2009. P.40