Bite into these festive cookies and you'll
find a surprise in the center!
Holiday
Cookie Surprises
- 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine
or butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups Quaker® Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Approximately 48 assorted bite-size candies Colored sugar or
candy sprinkles
- Heat oven to 325°F
(160°C). Beat margarine and sugar until creamy. Add egg and
vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, oats and salt; mix well.
- Shape dough into 1-inch
balls. Press desired candy piece into center of each ball; shape
dough around candy so it is completely hidden. Roll cookies in
colored sugar or candy sprinkles until evenly coated. Place 1
1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 14 to 17 minutes
or until set and bottoms are light golden brown. Remove to wire
rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Makes 3 dozen.
Variation: For powdered sugar coated cookies,
bake uncoated cookies as directed above. Remove to wire rack;
cool 5 minutes. Place about 3/4 cup powdered sugar in plastic
bag. Gently shake 3 to 4 cookies in powdered sugar until coated.
Repeat with remaining cookies. Sift remaining powdered sugar
over cookies. Cool completely.
For Gift Giving: Pack in holiday cookie tins or
make cookie bundles. To make bundles, arrange a few cookies in
the center of a square of food-safe wrap. Form into a bundle
and tie closed at top with ribbon.
Nutritional Information:
2 cookies: Calories 140, Calories From Fat 65, Total Fat 7g,
Saturated Fat 1.5, Cholesterol 0mg, Total Carbohydrate 17g, Sodium
85mg, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g, Total Sugars 7g.
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of The Quaker Oat Company.
