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From: brokaw@flamingo.weeg.uiowa.edu (Pete Brokaw)
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Subject: OVO-LACTO: Olympic Cookies
Summary: orig. subject: Olympic Cookie
Keywords: recipe OVO-LACTO
Message-ID: <1991May21.144154.20383@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 17 May 91 17:32:21 GMT
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Organization: Weeg Computing Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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This recipe was printed in a local newspaper and was originally
published as part of a 20th anniversary fund raising cook book for an
elementary school.  The cookbook is available (thru June 7) for $5.50 +
$1.25 s&h: Shimek PTO, Attention: Patti Sunstrum, 1400 Grissel Place,
Iowa City, IA 52240.

OLYMPIC COOKIES (aka Monster Cookies)

1 C butter or margarine
1-1/2 C brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1-1/4 t vanilla
2-1/2 C oats, uncooked
1 C flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 C M&Ms plain chocolate candies
1/2 C raisins
3/4 C chopped nuts
1/4 C coconut (optional)

Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; blend in egg and
vanilla.  Add combined oats, flour, soda, and salt; mix well.  Stir in
remaining ingredients.  Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto
ungreased cookie sheets about 3 inches apart.  Press 2 to 3 additional
candies into each cookie, if desired.  Bake at 350F for 8 to 10
minutes, or until golden brown.  Cool on cookie sheets about 3 minutes;
remove cookies to wire rack to cool thoroughly.  Makes about 4 dozen
2-1/2 inch cookies. (97 calories each)

Pete Brokaw, brokaw@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu