Lys Can Cook

Lyssa likes to help in the kitchen. Here she is with the flag cake she decorated for our Fourth of July dessert. Fourth of July flag cakes are a tradition here, ever since I first saw the idea in a magazine years ago. Yummy and super easy to make!

Lys helped me make the oatmeal cookies in the picture, and her brother Caelen took the picture of them in the cake stand. The cookies disappeared in two days. :o)

Here's the cookie recipe.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

2 sticks of butter, softened
1 C brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
3 C old fashioned oatmeal
1 C chocolate chips

Heat the oven to 350°F. Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add the combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies for a minute on cookie sheet, then remove to wire rack. Makes about 4 dozen.

(To make bar cookies, bake the dough in a 9X13" pan for 30 to 35 minutes).