Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Crispy edges with a soft and chewy center--that's what oatmeal cookies are all about. 🍪

Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 cup (3/4 stick) Butter Flavor Crisco 

1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup milk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

3 cups old-fashioned (rolled) oats
1 to 1 1/2 cups raisins

1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Place sheets of foil on counter top for cooling cookies.  Beat Crisco, brown sugar, milk, vanilla, and egg in large mixing bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.  

Combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.  Beat into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.  Stir in oats, raisins, and nuts.

Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 3 inches apart onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.  Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.  Yield:  about 36 cookies

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Burrito Bake and Tutorial

Reminiscent of taco pizza, Burrito Bake is easy, fast, and filling!

Burrito Bake

1 pound ground beef

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 (16 oz.) can refried beans

1 envelope taco seasoning mix

1 (8 oz.) tube refrigerated crescent dough sheet or crescent rolls

Shredded cheddar cheese

Optional toppings:  chopped green pepper, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sliced ripe olives, sour cream, salsa, etc.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onion; drain.  Stir in beans and taco seasoning mix.  Mixture will be thick.  Unroll crescent dough.  Press onto bottom and up the sides of a greased 9x13 baking dish; seal seams and perforations if using crescent roll dough.  Spread beef mixture over crust; sprinkle with desired amount of cheddar cheese.  Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, about 30 minutes.  If desired, sprinkle with toppings.

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*Recipe adapted from tasteofhome.com:  https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/burrito-bake/

Burrito Bake 101:  Press crescent dough sheet or rolls onto bottom and up the sides of a greased 9x13 baking dish; seal seams and perforations if using crescent roll dough: 

Spread beef mixture over crust; sprinkle with desired amount of cheddar cheese: