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Chocolate Brownie Oatmeal Cookies

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Dairy, Eggs, Grains Cookies 72 Cookies

INGREDIENTS

12 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces melted*
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1/2 c Margarine or butter softened
1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
3 c Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
1 c Chopped nuts
Powdered sugar (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat together cream cheese, margarine and sugars until creamy.  Add eggs
and vanilla; beat well.  Add melted chocolate; mix well.  Add combined
flour and baking soda; mix well.  Stir in oats and nuts; mix well.  Cover;
chill at least 1 hour.  Heat oven to 350 F.  Shape dough into 1-inch
balls.  Place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 8 to 10
minutes or until cookies are almost set.  (Centers should still be moist.
Do not overbake.)  Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
*To melt chocolate: Place in medium microwaveable bowl.  Microwave at HIGH
1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.  Or, place in top
part of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; stir occasionally
until smooth.
Nutrition Information (1 cookie):
* Calories 95
* Fat 5g
* Sodium 50mg
* Dietary Fiber 0g
Source: Quaker Oats Prize-Winning Recipes (Rozena Mahar)
Copyright 1994, The Quaker Oats Company
Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/quaker02.zip

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