An ideal Christian home ought to be a place where love rules. It ought to be beautiful, bright, joyous, full of tenderness and affection, a place in which all are growing happier and holier each day. There should never be any discord, any wrangling, any angry words or bitter feelings. The home-life should be a harmonious song without one marring note, day after day. The home, no matter how humble it is, how plain, how small – should be the dearest spot on the earth to each member of the family. It should be made so happy a place, and so full of life, that no matter where one may wander in after years, in any of the ends of the earth – his home should still hold its invisible cords of influence about him, and should ever draw resistless upon his heart. It ought to be the one spot in all the earth, to which he would turn first, when in trouble or in danger. It should be his refuge, in every trial and grief.

J.R. Miller

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	New Jersey	Bnr, List	13	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	(1-1/2 sticks) butter; softened
1	pk	(3.9-ounce) chocolate flavor instant pudding/pie mix
1/3	c	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4	c	Granulated sugar
2	tb	Chocolate syrup or milk
1		Egg; lightly beaten
1	ts	Vanilla
1/2	c	All-purpose flour*
1/2	ts	Baking soda
2	c	Quaker Oats® (quick or old fashioned); uncooked
13		Pretzel rod halves; each about 4 inches long
		Assorted small candies
		Candy sprinkles
		Colored sugar
		*if using old fashioned oats then increase; flour to 2/3 C

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Heat oven to 375&deg;F. In large bowl, beat margarine, pudding mix, sugars,
chocolate syrup, egg and vanilla until creamy. Add combined flour, baking
soda and oats; beat well.
2.Shape dough into 13 balls, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. (If dough is
too sticky to shape, stir in flour by teaspoonfuls until easy to handle.)
Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly.
Insert broken end of pretzel stick half about 1-1/2 inches into dough.
Decorate as desired with candies and sugar.
3.Bake 12 to 14 minutes or just until edges are set. (Do not overbake.)
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store
tightly covered.
Cook's Tip: Purchase 8-inch long pretzel rods. Break in half by hand.
Notes: 8th Annual Quaker Oatmeal® "Bake It Better With Oats" Recipe Contest
First Prize Winner - Kid Creations Marcia Jacobovitz and Granddaughter
Kelly Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Recipe by: Quaker Oats®
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra<barbra@pipeline.com> on Feb 03, 1998

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