19 May 2009
These yummies go by the name of “Stress Ball Cookies” — whether it’s because they are stressful to mix or because you can take your stress out on them, I’m not sure. The fun part about them is mixing them in a very special way: with your own bare hands.
But I suppose that’s not the best part about them, that honor goes to eating them. Whether with chocolate chips or without, baked or unbaked, they are delicious!
Would you like to know how you can make some for yourself (and of course your family, too!)? Here’s the recipe (these can be frozen before or after being baked!):
Stress Ball Cookies
BAKE: 350° for 10-12 minutes | YIELD: 2 Dozen
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
Chocolate chips (optional)
In a bowl, mix flour and baking soda. Add oatmeal and stir. Pack the brown sugar in measuring cup and dump in bowl. Mix with your hands, and add butter. Mix until well blended (or longer, until your heart’s content), and add the chocolate chips, if desired. Mold into 1-2 inch balls (I find that 1½” is perfect) and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
I highly recommend adding the chocolate chips, they add a delightful touch!
Have a wonderfully blessed Tuesday!
Yum! Maybe I’ll make those for our Wednesday night fellowship dinner at church….
those look really good! :D
Oh my, I am going to have to make these! The last picture is great – it’s like God is shining His light on these cookies – clearly they have His blessing! :)
The Stress-y O Ball Cookies look simply delicious, Emily Rose! I especially like the photo of the sunlight shining onto the cookies!
We make Peanut Butter Balls that are very similar to these with peanut butter, honey, coconut flakes, organic dry milk and wheat germ.
~Elizabeth~
Those sound simply scrumptious! I am definitely going to try some.
Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright
Our family makes something similar to those. :) We love ‘em! Yours look oh so yummy!
I just love your photography! These look great! Thanks for sharing!
Yum! Those look delicious! I’ll have to try them out at our tea party this evening. :)
I can’t wait to try those!! I am a huge cookie fan :-)…and have to force myself to NOT eat all the cookie dough, lol.
I’m getting ready to post a salsa recipe today or tomorrow, so if you are in the mood for a summer treat, check it out :-)
I love the photo with the sunbeam too!! Crowd favorite :-)
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~Hannah
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They look very yummy. I will have to try them out sometime. Thank you for sharing!!
Soli Deo gloria!
Those look fun to make! Love how you chose to take the photos outdoors.
Oh, these are my kind of cookies, I will definitely be making these later this week!
Those look yummy-licious! I can’t wait to try them!
Tiffany
Well, we love the dough, and the cookies themselves were definitely yummy! Ours were VERY crumbly, though. I have a feeling that they are supposed to be kind of crumbly, but these were almost beyond management. :D
Mommy wondered if it needed eggs, but I just added another 1/4 of a cup of butter, and that seemed to help a lot!
Anyway, thank you for sharing the recipe. It is pretty much the same thing for making a fruit crisp topping, and we love that, so these are perfect!
Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright
These look absolutely delicious! I imagine that they are called stress ball because you can take out your tension on them. :) Your photography is delightful! Many blessings!
What kind of oatmeal? Old-fashioned rolled, or instant, or either?
Oh my these look yummy!You could also add peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips or cinnamon chips.:-)Blessings from Oregon~Sharon
Beautiful flare on that last shot :)
And I’m going to have to try those cookies!! They look delish! My oatmeals ones never turn out all that great.
Have a great day!
Wow! Sun flare and a cookie.
Now, that’s heavenly ;o)
Well done… I dig the flare on the last shot! You rocked it!
Love the use of the sun flare in the last shot, just beautiful:)
I have been going a little crazy looking for a nut-free healthy ball cookie for my little guy to be able to take to school or wherever … and here you are!!!