Baker's Fudge Crackle Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 c (1-1/2 sticks) butter;
-softened
1 pk (3.9-ounce) chocolate flavor
-instant pudding/pie mix
1/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Granulated sugar
2 tb Chocolate syrup or milk
1 Egg; lightly beaten
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c All-purpose flour*
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 c Quaker Oats? (quick or old
-fashioned); uncooked
13 Pretzel rod halves; each
-about 4 inches long
Assorted small candies
Candy sprinkles
Colored sugar
*if using old fashioned oats
-then increase; flour to 2/3
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3/4 c (1-1/2 sticks) butter;
-softened
1 pk (3.9-ounce) chocolate flavor
-instant pudding/pie mix
1/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Granulated sugar
2 tb Chocolate syrup or milk
1 Egg; lightly beaten
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c All-purpose flour*
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 c Quaker Oats? (quick or old
-fashioned); uncooked
13 Pretzel rod halves; each
-about 4 inches long
Assorted small candies
Candy sprinkles
Colored sugar
*if using old fashioned oats
-then increase; flour to 2/3
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1.Heat oven to 375?F. In large bowl, beat margarine, pudding mix, sugars, chocolate syrup, egg and vanilla until creamy. Add combined flour, baking soda and oats; beat well.
2.Shape dough into 13 balls, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. (If dough is too sticky to shape, stir in flour by teaspoonfuls until easy to handle.) Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly. Insert broken end of pretzel stick half about 1-1/2 inches into dough. Decorate as desired with candies and sugar.
3.Bake 12 to 14 minutes or just until edges are set. (Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Cook's Tip: Purchase 8-inch long pretzel rods. Break in half by hand.
Notes: 8th Annual Quaker Oatmeal? "Bake It Better With Oats" Recipe Contest First Prize Winner -
Kid Creations Marcia Jacobovitz and Granddaughter Kelly Cedar Grove, New Jersey
2.Shape dough into 13 balls, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. (If dough is too sticky to shape, stir in flour by teaspoonfuls until easy to handle.) Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly. Insert broken end of pretzel stick half about 1-1/2 inches into dough. Decorate as desired with candies and sugar.
3.Bake 12 to 14 minutes or just until edges are set. (Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Cook's Tip: Purchase 8-inch long pretzel rods. Break in half by hand.
Notes: 8th Annual Quaker Oatmeal? "Bake It Better With Oats" Recipe Contest First Prize Winner -
Kid Creations Marcia Jacobovitz and Granddaughter Kelly Cedar Grove, New Jersey