Easy Breezy Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

I have a severe texture issue and over the years, because of how yummy oatmeal smells, I've tried to eat it several times. But I just can't because of the texture. I'm just a grits gal for life.

So I had a bunch of packets of Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal  (10 to be exact) and wondered if cookies could be made from them. Turns out that you can. I'm sharing my recipe with you and I even plugged the ingredients into the recipe calculator on My Fitness Pal so I could include the nutritional information.

Ingredients:
¤ 10 packets maple & brown sugar oatmeal
¤ 1/2 cup milk then add enough water to make 2/3 cup
¤ 1 egg
¤ 1/4 cup butter, softened

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix all ingredients in medium mixing bowl just until the oatmeal is moistened. Drop by tablespoonful onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets.

Bake for 12 minutes or until done. Cool for five minutes on the pan then finish cooling on wire rack.

Yields 18 cookies. Nutrition info for one cookie.

Macaroni and Cheese Pie

Ingredients
8 oz box of small elbow macaroni
1 1/2 cup milk
3 cups medium cheddar cheese (1 cup reserved for top)
1 tsp butter
Dash of garlic salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions

1. Boil the entire box of macaroni according to the package directions, then drain and put in a large mixing bowl.

2. Preheat the oven to 375.

3. In a medium sized sauce pan, over low heat add the rest of the ingredients and constantly stir with a wire whisk. Continue stirring until thickened.

4. Once thickened, pour mixture over macaroni. Stir with spoon, then pour into 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Put remaining cheese on top.

5. Cook in oven for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and the pie is bubbly.