You're Doing it Wrong

So the big weight loss competition ended at work on Friday.  I came in second with 11.something% body weight lost.  NotMcGurk on here won first with over 13%.  No, we weren't the only ones competing; about twenty people signed on at the beginning, and about ten still gave a shit at the end.

In celebration, I give you a treat:  Old Sturbridge Village Oatmeal Cookies.  They're the best oatmeal cookies I've ever had.  Probably the best of any type cookies I've ever had.  Also, they are great as a base for other types of cookies (PB, chocolate chip, etc).  The recipe is as follows:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (mix with whole wheat flour if you prefer)
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 ½ tsps baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsps vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 and grease two cookie sheets.  Cream together the sugar and shortening, add beaten eggs, vanilla.  Combine flour, soda and salt and add with oats.  Mix well.  Put some white sugar in a wide bowl.  Pinch off walnut size pieces of dough and roll them with your hands into balls and roll the balls in the white sugar before placing them on the cookie sheets.  Bake 12-15 minutes.  Recipe makes about 4 dozen large soft cookies.  The dough may also be fashioned into long rolls and chilled and then sliced to make 6 dozen thinner crisp cookies.

You can optionally add chocolate chips or peanut butter (half cup of each) for additional flavor.