Reuse Recipe: Cereal Remnants

This week I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with my favorite recipe (see below). The only change was that I used the 2 CUPS of leftover shredded mini-wheat cereal bits from our Costco size package in place of 2 of the cups of oats. Easy and so delicious - they were gone before I could photograph them.

The Best Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

1 C. shortening (butter flavor crisco is best)

1 C. packed brown sugar

1/2 C. granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla

1 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1 1/2 c. flour (can use part wheat)

3 c. oats

1 t. cinnamon - small amount, but critical to perfect flavor

1 pkg (2 cups) chocolate chips

Directions: beat shortening and sugar until creamy, add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well. Stir in oats and then chocolate chips. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 F. Do not over cook.  They will look like they are just barely done (brown on the bottom), but be nice and chewy when they cool.