Captain's Inn at Moss Landing Innkeeper Recipes

Moss Landing , Central Coast , California 95039 , USA
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Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

This recepie was on the Lid from a Quaker Oats Oatmeal Container (minus the nuts which I added).
Ingredients list and quantity (in order of use):

GROUP A:
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1 Teaspoon vanilla
GROUP B:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup powdered baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
GROUP C:
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup pecans

Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 350ºF. Mix group A (sugar, butter, egg, vanilla) in a large mixing bowl. Mix group B (flour, cocoa, soda, salt) in a separate mixing bowl. Add group B to bowl with Group A, mix until well blended. To this dough add group C (oats, chocolate chips, nuts) and mix well. Chill finished dough mix for one hour. Roll dough into balls (about 2 Tablespoons per ball) and place on no-stick cookie sheet. Bake at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes. Be sure to have plenty of cold milk on hand when serving.


Pear Compote

Fresh Pears peled and sliced
Madarian Orange slices
Chopped Pieces of Medjool Dates
Shot of Orange Juice
Dolop of Honey
Plain Yogurt

Mix all but dates and chill. Served spooned into small bowl with dates sprinkled on top.