Often I take these recipes as a backbone for experimentation. I did a lot of swapping on this one for fun. 1/4 cup molasses, 2 Tbsp honey, 1/4 cup water, and the rest white sugar to fill 1 cup of sweet, thick sugariness. I think this version would be called Molasses Surprise. I also omitted the vanilla and did 2 cups oats, and 2 cups white flour. The shortening was a little lumpy, no fault of the original recipe mind you. My results: Disaster haha. The first batch of cookies maintained no form at all. The remaining batter I added more flour to thicken the next batch. Okay, I scraped off the pan, discarded the first batch. Added 2/3 cup flour and thickened the batter a bit. The new batch looks good. I would suggest cutting the flour and shortening together, it failed to blend well with the liquids and remained shunky until the end.

Reviewed On: Aug. 27, 2009