I am at a point lately where I am so mentally and physically exhausted that even making cookies seems like too much work, so I've been looking for bar recipes instead. Just chuck it all in the oven at once and be done with it.
I decided to try to find an oatmeal raisin bar because I had some raisins and craisins to use up, and it had been a while since I'd made oatmeal raisin. I soon realized WHY it had been a while when both kids started complaining about me using raisins and could I not swap them out for....oh, I don't know....maybe CHOCOLATE instead???
No. No I could not.
I used this recipe from Martha Stewart and these were so, so good. Soft and chewy and comforting and delicious. And ignored by most of my family, those weirdos. I found these are best eaten within a few days as even in an airtight container they dry out quickly.
I am hyping myself up to make actual cookies today - I'm still a few hours away from it actually happening, so there's still time for me to wimp out but we'll see.
Happy Sunday.
