Admittedly, before making this recipe, my only experience of “Oatmeal Crisp” was in a bowl with milk. I was very curious what these would produce with the fat/flour ratio and quick baking time.

They could as easily be called “Caramel Crisps” because the brown sugar and butter at this high temperature essentially caramelizes – the oats are just filler. They taste like what caramel popcorn would be except with oatmeal.

These would be a perfect addition to an ice cream sundae, a crunchy layer in a cake, or rolled while still hot and made into an ice cream cone! Our family had no problem eating them on their own though.

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Earth balance, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour
• f.g. salt

Yield: 2-3 dozen

Preheat oven to 400^o.

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Drop by the teaspoon onto a baking sheet lined with parchment. The “dough” will be loose. Flatten out each drop of dough with a knife or a silicone spatula (for a “lacier” cookie, keep the dough loose as you flatten it – for tighter, stronger crisps, ensure the dough has a smaller radius after flattening). Bake for 5 minutes.

Let cool and stiffen on the pan before removing.