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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 23 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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A cookie disguised as a snickerdoodle, but with a shocking surprise! A treat for fans of the books A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, published by Harper Collins. Ingredients:
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine |
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed very firmly down |
3/4 cup sugar |
2 eggs or 2 egg substitute |
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract |
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (versatile flour dust) |
2 cups uncooked rolled oats (visciously flattened down) |
1/4 cup crystallized ginger, very finely diced |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) |
1 teaspoon sugar |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375.
2. Beat butter and sugar together, add eggs and lemon extract.
3. Combine flour, oats, cinnamon, soda and salt. Add to sugar mixture, mix well, stir in crystallized ginger.
4. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
5. For disguise: In small bowl, combine 1 t sugar and 1 t cinnamon; sprinkle the disguise lightly over each cookie.
6. Bake 8-10 minutes. Do not bake too long, or you may need the aid of the Volunteer Fire Department.
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