Grandma’s
Cracker Barrel Cookies
Hello
Community!
It was an
absolute pleasure to try out Laura Nicole’s cookie recipe and I hope you can
too! Gotta love that I already had most
of the ingredients so it was just a quick run to the Bulk Barn for the little
extras that we didn’t have.
I always
get a little stressed when I get the kids to help especially with a new
recipe. Trying to read the instructions
while you have a child asking you over an over if they can help. It can be a little trying but ultimately they
love to help and it creates such good memories and more importantly, life
skills & confidence. If you have
watched the clips, I totally kept my cool but inside I was struggling when S
went to crack the eggs into the mixture.
She did great though and I am so glad I let her go for it!
It is not
like me to spend hours cooking and baking in the kitchen as it is not a passion
of mine. I find a great sense of
satisfaction when I do make an effort though!
This process reminded me about how we need to appreciate the history of
recipes and how they evolve or get passed through generations. It prompted that I could start making new
memories of our own! When I got thinking
about it (just now actually…lol); we already do have our own little traditions
in our family. Why would I have to look
for new when I have some staring me in the face?
One of them
is that my Nan always baked a chocolate cake for dessert when went to hers for
dinner...always. It was especially good
when she iced it and covered it totally in rainbow sprinkles. Admittedly it was from a box (let’s call her
Betty Crocker), but we always looked forward to it! My Mom is now the chocolate cake maker for
when we get together for a family meal. She
has raised the bar a little and makes it from scratch. It was never an intended tradition but it has
evolved to be so. Seeing my kids be just
as excited as I can remember for dessert time to commence is kind of a cool
feeling.
This is the
story behind the cookies:
Below is my Grandma's Cracker Barrel Cookie Recipe and the story behind it.
Grandma's Cracker Barrel Cookies:
My grandma Lynn got this recipe from her neighbour while living in Merlin. She used to bake these cookies for her eight children and then she passed on the recipe to my mom who made them for me and my two sisters. I now enjoy making these for my family. If I'm craving some chocolate I will add chocolate chips to the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1.5 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups Quick oats
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups Rice Krispies
Instructions:
Cream butter and blend in sugars. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder and baking soda. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then stir in the oatmeal and coconut. Carefully hand stir in the Rice Krispies so not to squish them. Form into balls and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Grandma's Cracker Barrel Cookies:
My grandma Lynn got this recipe from her neighbour while living in Merlin. She used to bake these cookies for her eight children and then she passed on the recipe to my mom who made them for me and my two sisters. I now enjoy making these for my family. If I'm craving some chocolate I will add chocolate chips to the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1.5 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups Quick oats
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups Rice Krispies
Instructions:
Cream butter and blend in sugars. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder and baking soda. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then stir in the oatmeal and coconut. Carefully hand stir in the Rice Krispies so not to squish them. Form into balls and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
What
traditions do you have in your life that give you all the feels? I’d love to heard about them!
Yours
truly,
NB