I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.

If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some goodies.

I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
and would be easy for them to store.

My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.

Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
house.
--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 8/25/2014 7:37 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
> so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> goodies.
>
> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> and would be easy for them to store.
>
> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> house.

These used to be a big hit at Cub Scouts and other
community get-togethers when I was a kid.

Marble Squares

one batch of Toll House cookie dough, from the recipe on the bag, but do
not add the chocolate chips

Preheat oven as recipe calls for. Spread dough on a cookie sheet, or in
a 9 by 13 cake pan, in one sheet. Sprinkle the bag of chips on top.
Place in oven for about 5 minutes, to melt the chips. Swirl melted
chocolate around and into the top of the dough, creating a marbling
effect. Continue baking for the time the recipe calls for, or until
done, which might take a bit longer. Remove from oven. Slice into bars.

The oatmeal cookie recipe on the back of the Quaker Oats package is easy,
delicious, and can be baked in bar form. Nothing wrong with Toll House
cookie pan cookies, either.

Tara

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
eb.com...
>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are so
>helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> goodies.
>
> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> and would be easy for them to store.
>
> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything ethnic,
> just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> house.

The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make with 1
cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all together
for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with cookie scoop
and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8 minutes. I use
parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these and so simple to
make.

Cheri

Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
> > I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation.
> > They are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
> > condescending.
> >
> > If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> > goodies.
> >
> > I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
> > fuss and would be easy for them to store.
> >
> > My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> > ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
> >
> > Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
> > the house.
>
> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it
> all together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop
> out with cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan
> around after 8 minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and
> grandchildren love these and so simple to make.
>
> Cheri

LOL, a memory lane. We were living in Hawaii and Don had a hankering to
make these. He tried to add 1 cup flour to the same recipe. oops...

I was apologizing for months after laughing so hard I almost peed on
the sofa. Hey, don't get me wrong, I love the man, been married close
to 30 years now, but it was funny! He looked at me with them little
blue eyes going 'wha'd I do wrong?' and I lost it.

Thats ok. He got me later. Don makes a lovely stuffed squid. I tried
it and um, forgot to unstuff it (clean it). What a heck of a nasty
thing!

If it helps any, we laugh about it now and Don's very good at making
cookies while i have learned how to clean a squid.
--

> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>
>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>> goodies.
>>
>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>
>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>
>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>> the house.


Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:


*No Bake Cookies*

1/2 C water
1/2 C cocoa
2 C sugar
6 Tbsp butter or margarine
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
3 C "quick" rolled oats

Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.

You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
to give them a little more texture.

HTH, Bob

The Other Guy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
> > I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation.
> > They are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
> > condescending.
> >
> > If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> > goodies.
> >
> > I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
> > fuss and would be easy for them to store.
> >
> > My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> > ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
> >
> > Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
> > the house.
>
> I made a batch of my special oatmeal butterscotch cookies
> for my rad guys/girls, AND gave them a stuffed possum as
> a mascot. It lives on the monitor they use to do patient
> setup and monitoring.

Ahem, recipe please?

--

On 8/25/2014 8:07 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>> eb.com...
>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>>
>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>> goodies.
>>>
>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>
>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>> the house.
>
>
> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>
>
> *No Bake Cookies*
>
> 1/2 C water
> 1/2 C cocoa
> 2 C sugar
> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
> 2 tsp vanilla
> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>
> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
> butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
> in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
> slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>
> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
> to give them a little more texture.
>
> HTH, Bob


You don't bake them?

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
>so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
>If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some goodies.
>
>I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
>and would be easy for them to store.
>
>My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.

Hmm, I think all foods are ethnic.

>Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
>house.

I've no idea what you have in your house but I have everything to do
this:
http://www.bakeitwithbooze.com/2011/...h-vanilla.html
If you don't have tequila it'll work fine with rum. Or you can do
pina colada upside down cake... you'll need pineapple rings, cherries,
Coco Lopez, and rum... sexy, eh:
http://i59.tinypic.com/qof4ut.jpg

On 8/25/2014 8:14 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 8/25/2014 8:07 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>> eb.com...
>>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>> condescending.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>> goodies.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>
>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>
>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>> the house.
>>
>>
>> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>>
>>
>> *No Bake Cookies*
>>
>> 1/2 C water
>> 1/2 C cocoa
>> 2 C sugar
>> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
>> 2 tsp vanilla
>> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
>> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>>
>> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
>> butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
>> in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
>> slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>>
>> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
>> to give them a little more texture.
>>
>> HTH, Bob
>
>
> You don't bake them?
>


No, the oats absorb all the moisture and soften a bit. They set up into
something between a cookie and a candy. (closer to a cookie in sweetness)

Bob

On 8/25/2014 9:26 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> On 8/25/2014 8:14 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 8/25/2014 8:07 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>>> eb.com...
>>>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>>> condescending.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>>> the house.
>>>
>>>
>>> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>>>
>>>
>>> *No Bake Cookies*
>>>
>>> 1/2 C water
>>> 1/2 C cocoa
>>> 2 C sugar
>>> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
>>> 2 tsp vanilla
>>> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
>>> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>>>
>>> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
>>> butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
>>> in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
>>> slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>>>
>>> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
>>> to give them a little more texture.
>>>
>>> HTH, Bob
>>
>>
>> You don't bake them?
>>
>
>
> No, the oats absorb all the moisture and soften a bit. They set up into
> something between a cookie and a candy. (closer to a cookie in sweetness)
>
> Bob

Sounds tasty and quite easy to me! I have all the ingredients so I'm
saving this one. Thanks, Bob!

Jill

On 8/25/2014 8:12 PM, cshenk wrote:
> The Other Guy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation.
>>> They are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>> condescending.
>>>
>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>> goodies.
>>>
>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>
>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>> the house.
>>
>> I made a batch of my special oatmeal butterscotch cookies
>> for my rad guys/girls, AND gave them a stuffed possum as
>> a mascot. It lives on the monitor they use to do patient
>> setup and monitoring.
>
> Ahem, recipe please?
>

For stuffed 'possum? (let me check my Junior League cookbooks)

Bob

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:29:42 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:


> For stuffed 'possum? (let me check my Junior League cookbooks)

You can find it in Charleston Receipts.

Tara

On 8/25/2014 5:37 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
> so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> goodies.
>
> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> and would be easy for them to store.
>
> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> house.

Well...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brown-Eyed-Susans-I/

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream butter or margarine and 1/4 cup white sugar until light and
fluffy. Blend in almond extract. Add flour and salt; mix well.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on ungreased
cookie sheet. Flatten middle of dough ball with thumb print. Bake 8 - 10
minutes or until golden brown around edges. Let cool.
To make Frosting: combine confectioner's sugar and cocoa. Add water and
vanilla and mix well. Place chocolate frosting into thumb print
indention of cooled cookies.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
news
> Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>> eb.com...
>> > I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation.
>> > They are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>> > condescending.
>> >
>> > If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>> > goodies.
>> >
>> > I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>> > fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>> >
>> > My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>> > ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>> >
>> > Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>> > the house.
>>
>> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it
>> all together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop
>> out with cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan
>> around after 8 minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and
>> grandchildren love these and so simple to make.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> LOL, a memory lane. We were living in Hawaii and Don had a hankering to
> make these. He tried to add 1 cup flour to the same recipe. oops...
>
> I was apologizing for months after laughing so hard I almost peed on
> the sofa. Hey, don't get me wrong, I love the man, been married close
> to 30 years now, but it was funny! He looked at me with them little
> blue eyes going 'wha'd I do wrong?' and I lost it.
>
> Thats ok. He got me later. Don makes a lovely stuffed squid. I tried
> it and um, forgot to unstuff it (clean it). What a heck of a nasty
> thing!
>
> If it helps any, we laugh about it now and Don's very good at making
> cookies while i have learned how to clean a squid.

Sounds like good times and good memories. :-)

Cheri

I made sugar cookies for my radiation ladies. It's a simple recipe
with simple ingredients. You drop them and press them flat with a
drinking glass bottom. If you are interested I will post.
Janet US

Here's the sugar cookie recipe
For holidays I use appropriate colored sugar to dip the glass.
Red - Valentines Day Green - St. Patrick's Day, etc.
Otherwise I just use white sugar to dip the glass. The sugar
transfers to the cookie when pressed.

Janet's Sugar Cookies

1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup margarine (I use butter)
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
4 cup flour + 4 Tbsp. Rounded
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and dry ingredients.
Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet and flatten with glass dipped in
sugar.

350F 8-10 minutes

On 8/25/2014 8:54 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> I made sugar cookies for my radiation ladies. It's a simple recipe
> with simple ingredients. You drop them and press them flat with a
> drinking glass bottom. If you are interested I will post.
> Janet US
>
Hey, why not!

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:29:42 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>On 8/25/2014 8:12 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> The Other Guy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation.
>>>> They are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>> condescending.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>> goodies.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>
>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>
>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>> the house.
>>>
>>> I made a batch of my special oatmeal butterscotch cookies
>>> for my rad guys/girls, AND gave them a stuffed possum as
>>> a mascot. It lives on the monitor they use to do patient
>>> setup and monitoring.
>>
>> Ahem, recipe please?
>>
>
>For stuffed 'possum? (let me check my Junior League cookbooks)
>
>Bob

Silly boy, for the cookies of course, everyone has a stuffed possum
recipe. ;-)

koko

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
> so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some goodies.
>
> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> and would be easy for them to store.
>
> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> house.

Here are my favorite (that aren't the usual brownies, chocolate chip,
oatmeal raisin or snickerdoodle)...

Thumbprint cookies (I use generic raspberry jam)
Lemon Bar cookies
Flourless Peanut butter cookies (could be Nutella, but PB is delish)

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:33:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
> >I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are so
> >helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
> >
> > If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
> > goodies.
> >
> > I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> > and would be easy for them to store.
> >
> > My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything ethnic,
> > just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
> >
> > Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> > house.
>
> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make with 1
> cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all together
> for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with cookie scoop
> and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8 minutes. I use
> parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these and so simple to
> make.
>
Agree. Simple and delicious - it's hard to stop eating them.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
>>so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>
>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>> goodies.
>>
>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
>> and would be easy for them to store.
>>
>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything ethnic,
>> just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>
>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
>> house.
>
> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make with
> 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all
> together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with
> cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8
> minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these
> and so simple to make.

Not something I have ever heard of! DH loves peanut butter so I will make
some and see how he likes them Thanks

I don't know what a cookie scoop is (I have an ice cream scoop). How much
does it hold?



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>> eb.com...
>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>>
>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>> goodies.
>>>
>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>
>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>> the house.
>
>
> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>
>
> *No Bake Cookies*
>
> 1/2 C water
> 1/2 C cocoa
> 2 C sugar
> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
> 2 tsp vanilla
> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>
> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and butter,
> and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in peanut
> butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool slightly,
> and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>
> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats to
> give them a little more texture.
>
> HTH, Bob

Thanks, Bob I will try these too)

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Monday, August 25, 2014 8:02:31 PM UTC-5, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:37:38 -0500, Janet Wilder >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
>
> >so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> >
>
> >If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some goodies.
>
> >
>
> >I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
>
> >and would be easy for them to store.
>
> >
>
> >My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>
> >ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> >
>
> >Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
>
> >house.
>
>
>
> I made a batch of my special oatmeal butterscotch cookies
>
> for my rad guys/girls, AND gave them a stuffed possum as
>
> a mascot. It lives on the monitor they use to do patient
>
> setup and monitoring.
>
>
>
>
>
> They were very happy with both.
>
I hope not a realistic one--
https://hansatoystore.com/products/O...yp-RoCSPnw_wcB

Possums are super ugly.
>

--Bryan

On Monday, August 25, 2014 7:37:38 PM UTC-4, Janet Wilder wrote:
> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
> so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>
> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some goodies.
> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
> and would be easy for them to store.
>
> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>
> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
> house.

Hi, Janet. Chiming in late.

I made these back in March, but if I posted about them, I can't find it.
They are the best bar cookies I've ever made, bar none (ha ha!). And
as American as, well, cranberries :-)

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30895-cr...lmond-streusel

If you don't have cranberries handy, I'm sure you could substitute another
tart fruit or any fruit really, adjusting the quantity of sugar accordingly.

(I always have cranberries in the freezer, since they seem to be harder
to find other than in late autumn.)

--
Silvar Beitel

On 8/25/2014 8:26 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> On 8/25/2014 8:14 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 8/25/2014 8:07 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>>> eb.com...
>>>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>>> condescending.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>>> the house.
>>>
>>>
>>> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>>>
>>>
>>> *No Bake Cookies*
>>>
>>> 1/2 C water
>>> 1/2 C cocoa
>>> 2 C sugar
>>> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
>>> 2 tsp vanilla
>>> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
>>> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>>>
>>> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
>>> butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
>>> in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
>>> slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>>>
>>> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
>>> to give them a little more texture.
>>>
>>> HTH, Bob
>>
>>
>> You don't bake them?
>>
>
>
> No, the oats absorb all the moisture and soften a bit. They set up into
> something between a cookie and a candy. (closer to a cookie in sweetness)
>
> Bob
Printed. I'll give it a try

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On 8/25/2014 9:54 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> I made sugar cookies for my radiation ladies. It's a simple recipe
> with simple ingredients. You drop them and press them flat with a
> drinking glass bottom. If you are interested I will post.
> Janet US
>

Interested. Please be so kind as to post

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>> eb.com...
>>>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
>>>so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>>
>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>> goodies.
>>>
>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a fuss
>>> and would be easy for them to store.
>>>
>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>
>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
>>> house.
>>
>> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all
>> together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with
>> cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8
>> minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these
>> and so simple to make.
>
> Not something I have ever heard of! DH loves peanut butter so I will make
> some and see how he likes them Thanks
>
> I don't know what a cookie scoop is (I have an ice cream scoop). How much
> does it hold?

I have different sized scoops, the one I use for these is size 40, but I
think a rounded TBS would be good too, or whatever size you want to make
them. When I scoop them out, I just press them down a bit with two fingers
before baking, and sometimes sprinkle on some turbinado sugar beforehand. I
bet he likes them. :-)

Cheri

> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:33:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make with
>>1
>>cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all
>>together
>>for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with cookie
>>scoop
>>and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8 minutes. I use
>>parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these and so simple to
>>make.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> Sounds good, saved for the great-grandchildren, they could probably
> make them for themselves too, even better

I'm sure they could, mine like to try things so I like easy things for them.
It keeps them busy. Once I was helping gthem to make a microwave peanut
brittle and like a dummy, I poured it out onto waxed paper. It kept them
busy for a long time peeling the bits of waxed paper off so they could eat
it. :-)

Cheri

Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 8/25/2014 8:26 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>> On 8/25/2014 8:14 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 8/25/2014 8:07 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>>>> eb.com...
>>>>>> I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>>>> are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>>>> condescending.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>>>> the house.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Everybody loves these. And they are so easy to make:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *No Bake Cookies*
>>>>
>>>> 1/2 C water
>>>> 1/2 C cocoa
>>>> 2 C sugar
>>>> 6 Tbsp butter or margarine
>>>> 2 tsp vanilla
>>>> 3/4 C peanut butter (smooth or chunky, both work)
>>>> 3 C "quick" rolled oats
>>>>
>>>> Bring water and cocoa to a boil; stir with a whisk. Add sugar and
>>>> butter, and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir
>>>> in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and mix well with a spoon. Cool
>>>> slightly, and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
>>>>
>>>> You can substitute old fashioned rolled oats for half of the quick oats
>>>> to give them a little more texture.
>>>>
>>>> HTH, Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> You don't bake them?
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, the oats absorb all the moisture and soften a bit. They set up into
>> something between a cookie and a candy. (closer to a cookie in
>> sweetness)
>>
>> Bob
> Printed. I'll give it a try
>


I'm surprised so many people haven't heard of these. I thought they
were almost as common as chocolate chip cookies.

I make them in the summer when I need to take sweets somewhere but don't
want to light the oven.

Bob

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>> eb.com...
>>>>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They are
>>>>so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being condescending.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>> goodies.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>
>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>
>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in the
>>>> house.
>>>
>>> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>>> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it
>>> all together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out
>>> with cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around
>>> after 8 minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren
>>> love these and so simple to make.
>>
>> Not something I have ever heard of! DH loves peanut butter so I will
>> make some and see how he likes them Thanks
>>
>> I don't know what a cookie scoop is (I have an ice cream scoop). How
>> much does it hold?
>
> I have different sized scoops, the one I use for these is size 40, but I
> think a rounded TBS would be good too, or whatever size you want to make
> them. When I scoop them out, I just press them down a bit with two fingers
> before baking, and sometimes sprinkle on some turbinado sugar beforehand.
> I bet he likes them. :-)

Yers I bet he does too )) I think I will try a rounded TBS and see how
that goes.

Thanks) Will report back

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"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:33:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>>>with 1
>>>cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it all
>>>together
>>>for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out with cookie
>>>scoop
>>>and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around after 8 minutes. I use
>>>parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren love these and so simple to
>>>make.
>>>
>>>Cheri
>>
>> Sounds good, saved for the great-grandchildren, they could probably
>> make them for themselves too, even better
>
> I'm sure they could, mine like to try things so I like easy things for
> them. It keeps them busy. Once I was helping gthem to make a microwave
> peanut brittle and like a dummy, I poured it out onto waxed paper. It kept
> them busy for a long time peeling the bits of waxed paper off so they
> could eat it. :-)

I say! What a good plan )))

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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>>> eb.com...
>>>>>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>>>are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>>>condescending.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>>> the house.
>>>>
>>>> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>>>> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it
>>>> all together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out
>>>> with cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around
>>>> after 8 minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren
>>>> love these and so simple to make.
>>>
>>> Not something I have ever heard of! DH loves peanut butter so I will
>>> make some and see how he likes them Thanks
>>>
>>> I don't know what a cookie scoop is (I have an ice cream scoop). How
>>> much does it hold?
>>
>> I have different sized scoops, the one I use for these is size 40, but I
>> think a rounded TBS would be good too, or whatever size you want to make
>> them. When I scoop them out, I just press them down a bit with two
>> fingers before baking, and sometimes sprinkle on some turbinado sugar
>> beforehand. I bet he likes them. :-)
>
> Yers I bet he does too )) I think I will try a rounded TBS and see how
> that goes.
>
> Thanks) Will report back

Just make sure that you stir it up until it becomes stiff and hard to stir,
a couple of minutes or so.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>>>>> eb.com...
>>>>>>I have the two cutest, nicest technicians who do my radiation. They
>>>>>>are so helpful, sympathetic and gentle without ever being
>>>>>>condescending.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I'm feeling up to it later this week, I'd like to make them some
>>>>>> goodies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was thinking of drop cookies or bar cookies which would not be a
>>>>>> fuss and would be easy for them to store.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My guys are of Mexican heritage, so I don't want to make anything
>>>>>> ethnic, just something nice, easy for me and tasty for them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would appreciate any ideas, preferably those using stuff one has in
>>>>>> the house.
>>>>>
>>>>> The best no fuss cookies IMO are the peanut butter kind that you make
>>>>> with 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 large egg, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir it
>>>>> all together for a couple of minutes until it becomes stiff, scoop out
>>>>> with cookie scoop and bake for 16 minutes at 350, turning pan around
>>>>> after 8 minutes. I use parchment under them. My dh and grandchildren
>>>>> love these and so simple to make.
>>>>
>>>> Not something I have ever heard of! DH loves peanut butter so I will
>>>> make some and see how he likes them Thanks
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what a cookie scoop is (I have an ice cream scoop). How
>>>> much does it hold?
>>>
>>> I have different sized scoops, the one I use for these is size 40, but I
>>> think a rounded TBS would be good too, or whatever size you want to make
>>> them. When I scoop them out, I just press them down a bit with two
>>> fingers before baking, and sometimes sprinkle on some turbinado sugar
>>> beforehand. I bet he likes them. :-)
>>
>> Yers I bet he does too )) I think I will try a rounded TBS and see how
>> that goes.
>>
>> Thanks) Will report back
>
> Just make sure that you stir it up until it becomes stiff and hard to
> stir, a couple of minutes or so.

Will do, thanks Would it be better if I used the mixer to stir it?

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Brownies, even if from a mix, get my vote.

If you're up to it, cream cheese brownies thrilled MY nurse one time. Her dh gobbled most of em down tho.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:52:57 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Brownies, even if from a mix, get my vote.

Oh, yeah! The darker the better, but please don't pollute it with
chocolate chips. They're fine melted on top as a "frosting", but
don't put them in my brownie.

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> Will do, thanks Would it be better if I used the mixer to stir it?

Nah, it's easy to do. A minute or two at the most. You can tell when the
texture sort of changes. No mixer to clean up. :-)

Cheri

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>> Will do, thanks Would it be better if I used the mixer to stir it?
>
> Nah, it's easy to do. A minute or two at the most. You can tell when the
> texture sort of changes. No mixer to clean up. :-)

Sounds good to me))))
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>>> Will do, thanks Would it be better if I used the mixer to stir it?
>>
>> Nah, it's easy to do. A minute or two at the most. You can tell when the
>> texture sort of changes. No mixer to clean up. :-)
>
> Sounds good to me))))

Thank You!!! He loves them) Heh I am definitely the popular girl now <g>
I don't like peanut butter and even I liked them)

I didn't have any regular sugar but I found some brown Splenda and it
doesn't seem to have done them any harm. They are seriously addictive
though and I am having to stop myself having more than a taste. I wonder
how long they will last lol

Thank you once again)


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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>>> Will do, thanks Would it be better if I used the mixer to stir it?
>>>
>>> Nah, it's easy to do. A minute or two at the most. You can tell when the
>>> texture sort of changes. No mixer to clean up. :-)
>>
>> Sounds good to me))))
>
> Thank You!!! He loves them) Heh I am definitely the popular girl now
> <g>
> I don't like peanut butter and even I liked them)
>
> I didn't have any regular sugar but I found some brown Splenda and it
> doesn't seem to have done them any harm. They are seriously addictive
> though and I am having to stop myself having more than a taste. I wonder
> how long they will last lol
>
> Thank you once again)

YW, my dh and grandkids love them too. I can leave peanut butter cookies
alone, but not peanut butter. :-)

Cheri