Oatmeal Surprise Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup salad oil or 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup gumdrop (cut in small pieces)

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs till well blended. stir oil into eggs; blend in sugar till mixture thickens.
• 2 stir in the molasses.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder and salt together. add to egg mixture with the oats and gumdrops.
• 4 mix until well blended.
• 5 drop a teaspoon at a time, 2 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet.
• 6 sprinkle a very small amount of sugar on each cookie.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees 8 to 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from cookie sheet immediately.