Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie !



Ok so I love oatmeal, I love all things oatmeal ! 
I especially love Oatmeal cookies, these are my Oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies !
This is a wonderful recipe, its soft, chewy, tender flattens out like a lace cookie, its just perfect ! 
You can adapt it to use what you havee on hand, thats why i like it so much, you can add raisins, walnuts, pecans, really anything you want.





Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies


1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Mix together your butter and sugars until creamed, add eggs and vanilla till combined, stir in chocolate chips, coconut, and nuts.  Stir in flour baking soda, salts and oats until all mixed thoroughly.  Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet or parchment paper lined baking tray, bake for 13 mins at 325* after done let sit on tray for 2 mins before moving to cooling rack.


Variations
  • Try adding 1 cup of chopped trail mix
  • Add 1 1/2 cups of raisins and 1 tbsp of cinnamon
  • Try 1 cup od chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of peanut better and use only 3/4 butter instead
  • Use 1 cup of dried cranberries, 2/3 cup walnuts and  3/4 white chocolate chips
  • Try 1 cup mixed dried fruit, 1 cup chopped nuts and 1 cup chocolate chips for a perfect fruit nut n chocolate oatmeal cookie

Oatmeal cookies are so great, they are healthy, tasty and can be adapted to whatever you have on hand, thats why I love this recipe.

Try em out on your family, I know you won't have just one !

Love Sierra

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