Whatever happened to that soup recipe?

If you are kind enough to read this blog on a regular basis, my absence from writing may have caused concerned that I had another Hot Pocket mishap with the Corn and Potato Chowder soup recipe I mentioned in my last blog. Fortunately, that was not the case. The soup was delicious and (more importantly) edible. Better yet, no one was harmed in the process of my cooking, even though there were a few close calls.

The reason I haven't written this month is that my grandmother passed away. She was an amazing person, who shared her love of food, and especially baking, to me. Her passion for Christmas cookies and  her obsession with making desserts pretty are legendary in my family.  Her love of food, especially making it for those she cared about, was just one of the ways she shared her enthusiasm for life. But it is one of her traits that stays with me most vividly because I can continue to share it, in this blog and through baking. Today I'm doing both, by finally blogging again and by posting my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip recipe.

The recipe isn't exotic, it's from a Quaker Oats box.  It originally was for oatmeal raisin cookies, but I'm not a raisin fan, so my grandma substituted chocolate chips. She made the cookies every year for Christmas when we were growing up. I've had many delicious cookies in my life, but this is these are the cookies that I love most. 

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season filled with your favorite people and (of course)  holiday cookies!