In between scrubbing the toilet and bathtub, I made something yesterday. A chicken, of course! Although I confess it is not actually my pattern, it's from the very talented Lyn of Molly Chicken. It was a fun little thing to make, and I made it pretty small, she's about 6 inches, not including the comb and legs. I think she will make a good gift for a little chicken loving visitor arriving next week. I can't wait to give it to her!
Later today I'll be making a batch of oatmeal cranberry butterscotch cookies. I didn't mention that I took the last batch to work, and they were polished off very quickly. I heard that someone tried to steal the entire jar, and someone else offered to pay my $5 for 5 cookies. He was dead serious too. So I guess the recipe is a keeper. I thought I'd share it here, so you can be popular with your friends and co-workers too.
Oatmeal Cranberry Butterscotch Chip Cookies
1 1/2 c. unbleached flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. unsalted butter
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. oatmeal (not instant)
2 c. butterscotch chips
1 c. dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Combine butter and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Stir in oatmeal, butterscotch chips and cranberries. Drop by the spoonful onto an un-greased cookie sheet and bake 13-15 minutes.
