Oatmeal cookies & Balsamic Chicken

Not together :P For Molly: I made them tonight, and reminded me to post the recipes for you: Oatmeal Cookies: 1 c I can't Believe It's Not Butter (I use the softened sticks) 2 eggs 1 tsp Vanilla (I add about 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla, and 1/2 a tsp imitation butter flavoring too) 3/4 cup Splenda brown sugar mix (can use 1/2 c if you don't want it as sweet) 1 c Splenda Cream all those items together. Sift together in another bowl: 1 1/2 c Wheat Flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt (optional) 1 tsp ground Cinnamon (I like to really taste the cinnamon, so I'd say I probably use 2-3 tsp) 1 tsp ground Ginger Add to creamed mixture, mix well, then slowly add in 3 cups old fashioned Quaker oats (uncooked). Then add your choice of additions. I use: dried cranberries (or cherry crasins), golden raisins, 1 c chopped macadamia nuts, 1 c chocolate chips (this time was milk chocolate, last time was white) Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, cool thoroughly. I've never had anyone tell me that they couldn't tell they weren't the full "regular" version. Balsamic Chicken: 1-2 cloves crushed, minced garlic 1 c balsamic vinegar 1 Tbls dijon mustard 1/2 a white or yellow onion thinly sliced to make them cute little ) shaped pieces Mix together in a gallon Ziploc, then toss in your favorite type of chicken (I like thighs for this one). Refrigerate marinaded chicken for 1-4 hours. Can bake it, just by putting in the oven on your normal chicken cooking routine, or grill it, and use the marinade to baste. Goes really well with a spinach salad, asparagus and little red herbed potatoes.

THANK YOU!!! We are having two potlucks this month and I think I will have to make the chicken for the first one and the cookies for the second. What great recipes to share, thank you so much! Molly

Heather, oh my gosh! I ended up making the cookies for the potluck tomorrow (had the ingredients on hand for a different chicken dish anyway) so I made them tonight and they are incredible! I put raisins in them since I don't like raisins and it's a good thing too, they taste wonderful. Thank you so much for the recipe! I will be prepping the Balsamic Chicken on Sunday for our next week's Monday potluck. Can't wait to try it! Thanks again!!! Molly

Glad you liked them. I have the Balsamic chicken marinating now, to fix on the grill in the morning for our potluck. I've got to where I make food I can eat for our potlucks, and forget about everyone else! LOL

Both recipes sound so good... Thanks! Can I freeze the cookie mix and just bake a few at a time? You know why, Right? About the chicken... How long do YOU like to keep it in the balsamic mixture for thighs? I'd think the longer time... let me know! Yum... Ro

I always marinade it right before the point the meat will start breaking down. And I've not tried freezing the cookie dough. You could always half the recipe, and bake a few, and then freeze them and reheat to eat, I think.