All About the Oatmeal Cookies

All About the Oatmeal Cookies

sobota, 8 lutego 2014

All About the Oatmeal Cookies

Time: 31 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (try Demerara for lots of flavour)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (white)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

• 1 Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 Cream Butter and Sugars until fluffy.
• 3 Add Egg and Vanilla. Beat well.
• 4 Mix together Flour, Baking Soda, Cinnamon and Salt and add to wet ingrediants in about three parts.
• 5 Mix together oats and raisins and add in intervals to dough.
• 6 Roll dough into small balls and flatten with spoon on cookie sheet.
• 7 Bake 8-9 minutes for slightly chewy. 10-11 minutes for crisp.
• 8 Variations- BAR COOKIES: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered.