Posted by MAS on August 22, 2010, 8:32 pm
I don't bake much. As a matter of fact, the kitchen is foreign
territory. When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal,
does it mean quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for
chocolate chips, do I use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
Marsha
Posted by Jean B. on August 22, 2010, 9:55 pm
MAS wrote:
> I don't bake much. As a matter of fact, the kitchen is foreign
> territory. When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal,
> does it mean quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for
> chocolate chips, do I use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
>
> Marsha
Usually regular oats; sometimes old-fashioned. Chips are
sweetened--usually semisweet chocolate.
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Jean B.
Posted by Lou on August 23, 2010, 8:16 am
>I don't bake much. As a matter of fact, the kitchen is foreign territory.
>When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal, does it mean
>quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for chocolate chips, do I
>use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
The oatmeal probably doesn't make much difference. The chips, I'd use
semi-sweet. But if you can't tell from the recipe, I'd use another recipe.
Posted by The Real Bev on August 23, 2010, 1:31 pm
On 08/23/10 05:16, Lou wrote:
>>I don't bake much. As a matter of fact, the kitchen is foreign territory.
>>When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal, does it mean
>>quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for chocolate chips, do I
>>use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
> The oatmeal probably doesn't make much difference. The chips, I'd use
> semi-sweet. But if you can't tell from the recipe, I'd use another recipe.
BLASPHEMY! It just hit me that the discussion involves putting
chocolate chips in oatmeal cookies. WRONGWRONGWRONG! You put raisins
and walnuts in oatmeal cookies, and you follow the recipe on the Quaker
package. NEVER chocolate chips.
Chocolate chip cookies are completely different and should NOT be made
with oatmeal. I think I'd use semi-sweet chocolate AND toasted almonds
in CC cookies.
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Cheers, Bev
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"Welcome to Hell, here's your accordion."
Posted by Michael Black on August 23, 2010, 9:07 pm
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 08/23/10 05:16, Lou wrote:
>>> I don't bake much. As a matter of fact, the kitchen is foreign territory.
>>> When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal, does it mean
>>> quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for chocolate chips, do I
>>> use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
>>
>> The oatmeal probably doesn't make much difference. The chips, I'd use
>> semi-sweet. But if you can't tell from the recipe, I'd use another recipe.
> BLASPHEMY! It just hit me that the discussion involves putting chocolate
> chips in oatmeal cookies. WRONGWRONGWRONG! You put raisins and walnuts in
> oatmeal cookies, and you follow the recipe on the Quaker package. NEVER
> chocolate chips.
Well they aren't making chocolate chip cookies, they are making oatmeal
cookies, and making them more palatable by adding chocolate chips.
You're right about the recipe on the oats. Once you find a pack with
the recipe, you can be sure the oats in the container are suitable for
making oatmeal cookies, and who would know better about making such
cookies than a company that makes oatmeal?
Michael
> Chocolate chip cookies are completely different and should NOT be made with
> oatmeal. I think I'd use semi-sweet chocolate AND toasted almonds in CC
> cookies.
> --
> Cheers, Bev
> =========================================
> "Welcome to Hell, here's your accordion."
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> territory. When an oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of oatmeal,
> does it mean quick cooking oats or regular oats? If it calls for
> chocolate chips, do I use unsweetened or sweetened? Muchos gracias.
>
> Marsha