Steel Cut Oatmeal [Prepared the Night Before]

A quick night before prep makes them super east to heat up for breakfast in the morning (from thekitchn.com)

Ingredients
1 teaspoon butter or olive oil
1 cup steel-cut oats
3 cups water
3-fingered pinch salt
1 cup milk (optional)
[optional seasonings: vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc]
Tools
2-quart saucepan

Instructions

1. Start this the night before you want to have steel-cut oatmeal. Measure out your oats. This quantity will make about 4 servings.
2. Heat about 1 teaspoon butter or olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan set over medium heat. Add the oats and fry them for about 3 minutes, or until they start smelling toasty.
3. Pour in the water and add the salt. Stir. [I add a little nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla, too.]
4. Bring to a rolling boil.
5. Turn off the heat and cover the pan. Leave it on the stove, and go to bed!
6. The next morning, uncover the pan and bring the oatmeal back up to a simmer. If you would like thinner and creamier oatmeal, stir in a cup of milk before reheating.
When the oatmeal is warm, scoop out and enjoy!
Additional Notes:
• Cover and refrigerate any leftovers.
• Re-heat leftovers in just the same way: warm up on the stove, or in a bowl in the microwave.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 c brown sugar, packed
1/2 granulated sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 c all purpose flour *
1 t baking soda
pinch of salt
3 c rolled (old fashioned) oats
12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

1. cream butter, sugars, egg, vanilla will electric mixer on high.
2. stir in flour, baking soda, and salt at the same time. Stir in oats. Last, stir in chocolate chips and stir them in (may need to use hands).
3. press cookie dough into a greased 9x13 dish. Dough should be somewhat flattened, but it's ok for some cracks to remain.
4. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
5. Cool for 20 minutes and cut into 24 squares. Delicious warm or cold.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix Dry Ingredients and Set Aside:

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 C oats

1 ½ C flour

Cream together:

½ C butter

½ C shortening

¾ C granular sugar

¾ C brown sugar (gently packed)

Add in and blend well:

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 Tb hot water

Then blend in the dry ingredients and add:

~12 oz choc chips

1 C chopped nuts (optional)

(grease cookie sheets if they are not non-stick)

Bake at 375 for 10-12 min

High altitude tips:

Slightly decrease:

Fats (butters, shortening, oils)

Baking soda/powder

Sugars

Slightly increase:

Flour

Liquids

Recipe from Sharron's Grandma Ruth Inghram