Chocolate brownie oatmeal cookies

72 cookies

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 ounces Semisweet chocolate pieces melted*
8 ounces Cream cheese; softened
½ cup Margarine or butter softened
1 cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
½ cup Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
½ teaspoon Vanilla
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1½ teaspoon Baking soda
3 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
1 cup Chopped nuts
Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

Beat together cream cheese, margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add combined flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in oats and nuts; mix well. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are almost set. (Centers should still be moist. Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

*To melt chocolate: Place in medium microwaveable bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Or, place in top part of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; stir occasionally until smooth.

Nutrition Information (1 cookie): * Calories 95 * Fat 5g * Sodium 50mg * Dietary Fiber 0g

Source: Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Recipes (Rozena Mahar) Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias Submitted By KAREN MINTZIAS On 01-23-95

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