It’s definitely fall around here. Leaves are falling, the air is cooler especially in the evenings, the days are warm, and we are all used to the new school schedule. The Spark, with a little help from my Silpats and fabulous baking sheets churned out some tasty goodies, Mark Call Julio cookies.
When dating my husband, I gained access to a recipe much loved in his family and deservedly so. You might think these are merely chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, but when the unwary bite into one, there is suitable swooning and many comments associated with guilty pleasures. I’ve since added my own secret ingredient from a special recipe in my not dark but sometimes dim past.
The name? My boyfriend, now husband, scribbled out the recipe on a slip of paper he found near the phone in his shared apartment. Initially a silly joke, the name has stuck. Inspiring even several entries in a recipe card wedding box from his clever sister, Mel. Mark Call Julio Sauce, Mark Call Julio Casserole, Mark Call Julio h’ordeuvres, and so on. An entry for every category. Handy for when you need to grab the recipe quickly!
Mark Call Julio Cookies
Preheat your Spark to 350 degrees F
1 c. softened butter
1 c. cane sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 T. nutritional yeast
3 c. rolled oats
1 12 oz pkg chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts (optional, I usually leave these out.)
Cream butter, add sugars. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla. Beat well. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutritional yeast together. Add to creamed mixture and blend thoroughly. Add oats, mix well. Add chocolate chips, mix with sturdy spoon rather than mixer. Drop from teaspoon or small ice cream scooper on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 9 1/2 to 10 min.
Wait, does the photo there mean that you have a plate of Markocalljulio’s right there in your house? That means I can come over and eat them??
Hey, I am coming over for cookies, no really, I am coming out the end of the month! Mark call Julio is how I have the recipe in my book too!
Too bad I can no longer eat these scrumptious treats – there’s chocolate in them! And does that dim (but never dark) past refer to Warring house? Hmmmmmm. I think I know the secret ingredient. Was it included in Darlene’s “cowboy cookies?”
Sarah – That’s great! What month is this, anyway?
Anna – No, since it took me so long to figure out how to minimize my photos, those cookies are looooong gone.
Jeanne – Yes, the dim Warring House years.
Darn it all, now you got me reading blogs. Who’s got the time? And all I wanna do is eat cookies. Why can’t I subscribe? The link or whatever doesn’t seem to work right.
Works for me – what’s wrong for you Mel? I put it in my RSS reader (bloglines) and “add” it, and voila, see the posts I haven’t read. Currently Amy has posted 1 recipe, which Anna has not made. Amy: 1, Anna 0.
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wow, that’s an embarassing trackback up there. OK I just made the cookies for a CARE package, here are some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/banane/294889833/in/photostream/