DH will eat anything I make. Now that’s very nice, but it
probably means he doesn’t have the kind of discerning palate that I would like.
Here’s an example. For years, while we both worked outside
the home, he packed his own lunch. The SAME lunch everyday--for DECADES! And I
mean that literally. Turkey sandwich with mayo, pickles, and cheese. Chips.
Grapes. And cookies. Oh, the cookies might vary or he might cut up an apple
instead of packing grapes. But you get the idea. B O R I N G!
I cannot eat the same meal everyday. I just cannot. And I am
fortunate to have enough money that I don’t need to.
When I stayed home to kick-start my full-time writing
career, I told him I would no longer allow him to buy cookies with all those
preservatives and other junk. So, I created a cookie just for him. All these
many years later, even though he is not packing a lunch anymore, I make these
cookies and keep them in his cookie jar. Because they’re small, he thinks he is
controlling his diet. They are really quite healthful. If you don’t count the
butter. And if you don’t count the sugar. But, hey, NO preservatives!
By the way, he loves his cookies and tells me so often! It
may be why we’re still married.
DH’s Oatmeal
Cranberry Pecan Cookies (makes ~7 dozen two-bite cookies)
1 c plus 2 T
butter, softened ½
t salt
¾ c packed brown
sugar 1
¾ c flour
½ c granulated
sugar 2
½ c oats
2 lg eggs 6
oz pkg dried cranberries
3 t vanilla
extract 1
c pecans, chopped
1 t baking soda
Heat oven to 375°.
Beat butter and
sugars in a bowl with mixer on medium speed until sugar is incorporated and the
mixture is fluffy.
Add eggs, vanilla,
baking soda, and salt until blended.
With mixer on low
speed, beat in flour to blend. Stir in oats.
When well-blended,
add in cranberries and nuts.
Drop heaping
tablespoons (or use small cookie dough scooper) 1” apart on ungreased baking
sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes
until golden brown. Cool 1 min on cookie sheet, then put on cookie rack.
Try these with important people in your life and let me know what they think.
