Recipe of the Month

THE ELUSIVE 70'S CORNFLAKES COOKIES

1 cup butter

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup crushed corn flakes

1 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans)

1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal

4 cups flour, decrease to 3 1/2 cups for a chewier cookie

1 tablespoon baking soda

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Preheat oven to 325.

Cream butter, sugars, vanilla and egg.

Add oil.

Mix in dry ingredients.

Form dough into walnut sized balls.

Place on cookie sheet and flatten with a fork dipped in water.

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

Cool on pan for a minute or two, then transfer to a rack to cook.