I recently met another MOTHER OF SEVEN BOYS!!!!! Yes, there is another lady on the planet who mothers seven boys in a row!!!
She is a dear reader, and it just so happened that one day, when I emailed her to say hello, she was close enough for a visit!!!
We met at the park with my seven and six of hers (her oldest was busy), and the boys played while we talked. It was so nice to get to chat and hang out with another mother who really lives with the same amount of testosterone that I do. I was so happy to get to spend some time with her and her family. We covered the usual topics….curriculum, passenger vans, and food, of course! She was so sweet to share her favorite oatmeal cookie recipe with me. It’s the one from the Quaker Oats box. Thanks, Julie!!! Enjoy!
Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 cup raisins
Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
YUM!!!
The boys love them (with and without raisins!) And we found out why they’re called “vanishing” oatmeal cookies!!
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Haha…just to let you know that the two of you mothers-of-7-boys aren’t alone, I also know a family in southern Alberta, Canada, with 9 boys. And not a single girl! When their last was about to be born, my mother had a little comic ready to send to them, just in case it was a girl. The comic showed a row of boys standing beside their mother’s hospital bed, staring down at the new baby girl in her arms, and one boy exclaiming, “Aww, Mom, you’re slipping!!”
How fun that you have all those great boys. I married the oldest son of a family of eight boys. Yes, I was Carol’s first daughter. I love her dearly and she is the best mom for those eight boys. Between Carol and Gary they did pretty fantastic. The last son was married last weekend. They are all wonderful. I love reading your blog and the ant dotes of your growing family.
These really are vanishing cookies! SOOOO yummy. I subbed pecans for raisins and they were a hit! Thanks!