OATMEAL SURPRISE COOKIES

Oatmeal Surprise Cookies image

Provided by Darlene Summers

Time 25m

Yield 36-42 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 eggs
2/3 cup salad oil or 2/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup gumdrop (cut in small pieces)

Steps:

Beat eggs till well blended. Stir oil into eggs; blend in sugar till mixture thickens.
Stir in the molasses.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to egg mixture with the oats and gumdrops.
Mix until well blended.
Drop a teaspoon at a time, 2 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle a very small amount of sugar on each cookie.
Bake at 400 degrees 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.3, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 11.8, Sodium 58.6, Carbohydrate 14.4, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 7, Protein 1.3