Torah and Tea Tries to Return

My apologies for not posting anything since July...It was an incredibly fun and busy summer! We went to both North Carolina and NY and had loads and loads of relatives come visit. Along with that I spent quite a bit of time running (never thought I would do that in the summer!) and exercising in the gym! Last, but certainly not least, I ran an incredible summer camp for 4 weeks which kept me more than busy!


Today we started to settle back into our normal (?) lives, with the first day of school. My kids were excited to pack up their supplies and head off to school this morning, and I was excited to embark on a new school year with new students.

After a 4 week break from Torah and Tea during camp, today was the day Torah and Tea was set to restart. I happily baked cookies and got ready for my friends to arrive..and then the sky opened up, improving the value of our house, because we are suddenly living on the waterfront;)

So unfortunately Torah and Tea had to be pushed off since nobody wanted to swim to my house...but I still have the cookies...and they still taste good! So here is the recipe...

Oatmeal Craisin Cookies (Adapted from the Quaker Oats container)

3/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups raw, old fashioned oats
1 cup Craisins

Preheat oven to 350. Beat oil and both sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add flour, baking powder and cinnamon, mix again. Add in oats and Craisins and mix well. Drop by the spoonful onto a cookie sheet. (I actually found it easier to roll cookies into small balls and place on the cookie sheet.)
Bake until light golden brown for about 10 minutes.