1/2 cup butter, low fat
1 cup portable packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil for frying
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Crush butter together with brown sugar and milk. Blend eggs, sifted, to form an egg mixture. Sprinkle mixture over the butter mixture in 12 2 inch rounds.
In a medium bowl, beat together the sugar and salt, then stir in oats, pecans, and vanilla. Beat mixture in until blended. Mix in the 3 tablespoons milk and oil. Use an electric hand mixer to combine all of the ingredients. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets.
Fry on medium heat with a metal spatula, or roll out like brittle cereal cereal. Turn over when briefly uncovered.
Fry in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 1 minute. Drain on paper towels. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining cookie sheets.