Best Meemaws Flying Saucer Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

SAUCER-SIZE OATMEAL COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE, DRIED CRANBERRIES, AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and oatmeal in a medium bowl. Beat eggs, salt and vanilla in a small bowl. Mix butter, oil and sugars in a large bowl. Stir in egg mixture until smooth. Stir in flour mix, then cranberries, pecans, and chocolate.
• Using a 1½-ounce (3 tablespoon) spring-action ice-cream scoop, form 6 dough balls onto a silpat or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown 16 to 18 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to wire rack. Cool to room temperature. Repeat baking process with remaining dough.

FLYING SAUCERS OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine pre-sifted flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a mixing bowl; set aside.
• Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer; Add eggs and vanilla and beat until mixed.
• Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, then stir in oats, cornflakes, coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
• Scoop up big tablespoons of dough and shape into balls. Place on parchment lined cookies sheets, spacing 3 inches apart, and flatten lightly with palm of hand so they'll cook evenly.
• Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes or until edges are browned and centers appear set.

SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

FLYING SAUCER COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together the butter, peanut butter and sugars.
• Add soda, then all other ingredients except candies.
• To make 4 1/2 inch round jumbo cookies, drop dough by 1/3 cup measure at least 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350* for 18-20 minutes, until VERY lightly browned.
• Immediately press candies on top of cookies.
• For GIANT flying saucers, line two 12-13 inch pizza pans with foil.
• Spread cookie dough within an inch of edge of pan.
• Bake at 325* for 30-35 minutes or until LIGHLY browned.
• The center make appear underdone, but do not overbake.
• Add candies to cookie when removed from oven.

FLYING SAUCER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening with sugar. Add eggs.
• 2. Mix dry (except oats) ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add honey and water.
• 3. Fold in oats and raisens. Drop by large spoonful - you want these big, onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

1952 CITY SCHOOL FLYING SAUCERS (RANGER COOKIES)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F (for larger cookies) or 375F (for smaller cookies)
• 2. Cream butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.
• 4. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir into butter mixture.
• 5. Add oats, cornflakes, coconut, chocolate chips and nuts and stir until blended.
• 6. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten to 4-inch diameter. (Use square of wax paper to keep dough from sticking to fingers or whatever you're using to flatten dough.) For small cookies, drop by rounded teaspoon. Do not flatten.
• 7. Bake larger cookies at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies should be slightly soft when removed from oven. Bake smaller cookies at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

ULTIMATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, stir the brown sugar, butter, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and eggs with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Stir in the oats, flour and raisins until mixed.
• For each cookie, scoop a rounded tablespoonful of dough, using a tableware spoon, and push it onto an ungreased cookie sheet with another spoon or rubber spatula, placing cookies 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to a cooling rack, using a turner. Cool cookie sheets 10 minutes between batches.

FLYING SAUCERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the baking powder, baking soda and oats; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the wheat cereal, and coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown.