Maple Oat Chewies (cookies)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 teaspoons maple extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 2 cups crisp rice cereal

Recipe

• 1 cream butter (a combination of half butter and half margarine works best) and sugars; add molasses, maple extract, and eggs; beat well.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; add to dough; stir in oatmeal and crisp rice cereal.
• 3 drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough onto greased baking sheets.
• 4 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until light golden-brown.
• 5 cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; remove cookies and cool completely on rack.
• 6 store cooled cookies in sealed container to preserve their chewy texture.