It’s here! The release of Haunted Melody! I feel like celebrating! So I am happy to share Paulette and Zak’s story with you along with a favorite recipe I got from my mother.
I love to bake, therefore it’s only natural that one of the characters in my story also bakes. The housekeeper, Meg, is a county fair award-winning baker, no less. She makes chocolate chip cookies to die for and cinnamon rolls that melt in your mouth in addition to fixing scrumptious meals.
In honor of Meg’s accomplishments, I thought I’d share my oatmeal cookie recipe with you. My mother loved to bake as well, and taught me most everything I know on the subject. It’s very possible she inherited it from her mother, but I don’t for sure. Grandmother Reed’s sugar cookie recipe is an annual favorite at Christmastime, but only after I cut it down to one-third the original recipe which made a LOT of cookies!
These little gems are chockfull of oats. If desired, you could add your favorite dried fruit, such as raisins or cranberries. My hubby loves these and hoards them for himself rather than sharing with others. I hope you enjoy them as well. Cheers!
Betty’s Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons soft butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups Quaker Oats
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.
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Beat butter, sugars, egg, water, and vanilla together until creamy.
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Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda.
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Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
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Stir in oats (and any additional fruit desired).
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Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes.
Paulette O’Connell needs to build her home decorating business in order to give her unborn child a stable home. While exploring the mysterious attic of the antebellum plantation where she lives, she accidentally summons her grandfather’s ghost. But he won’t leave until she figures out why she needed him in the first place, putting her plans in serious jeopardy.
Zak Markel has been searching for the last ingredient to create the Elixir of Life he hopes will save his brother’s eyesight. But he discovers the woman of his dreams in the smart and beautiful Paulette, distracting him from his focus at the worst possible time, even though she staunchly refuses to allow him past her defenses.
Can he convince Paulette to open her mind to possibilities and follow her heart to true happiness before it’s too late?
(Updated and revised edition; originally published in 2014 as Remnants.)
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Thanks for helping me celebrate the release of Haunted Melody! In a couple more months, I’ll be releasing the third book in the Secrets of Roseville series, The Touchstone of Raven Hollow. I so cannot wait to share Tara and Grant’s story with you! I had fun writing their story, let me tell you. Happy reading!
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