I used them recently to make ice cream sandwiches, wow what a great and simple dessert. My poker buddies loved them. I'll post about those later. Let's start with the oatmeal cookies.
Ingredients:
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped , you can use walnuts if you prefer.
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
You can add dried fruit or chocolate but I prefer them without.
(1 cup dried cranberries, cherries, or raisins or 1 cup white or dark chocolate chips)
Start by preheating your oven to 350 F.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment and 1 cup of pecans.
Toast them for 8 to 10 minutes.
Set those aside.
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes).
Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon.
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| I took this before I added the cinnamon. |
Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated.
Stir in the nuts, oats, and (dried cranberries or chocolate chips. )
Be sure to use the old fashioned rolled oats, not the quick variety.
For large cookies, use 1/4 cup of batter (I like to use an ice cream scoop) and space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
Then wet your hand and flatten the cookies slightly with your fingers so they are about 1/2 inch thick.
Bake the cookies for about 12 - 15 minutes, or until light golden brown around the edges but still soft in the centers.
Remove from oven and let the cookies cool a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
Have one with a cup of mid morning tea, ahhhh !!
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