101 Days of Christmas: Mix-and-Match Oatmeal Cookies
source: Mandi Ehman
I love oatmeal cookies that are slightly crispy on the outside and nice and chewy on the inside, but — for whatever reason — it’s been several years since I’ve made them.
This year, I set out to find a base recipe that I could use with a variety of flavors, and I think this one is a winner!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
1 1/2 – 2 1/2 cups of mix-ins (see list below)
Mix-ins:
dried cranberries. raisins or cherries
diced apple
semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
white chocolate chips
M&Ms
coconut
nuts (walnuts, pecans, pistachios)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla extract and beat on medium-high until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until well incorporated.
Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix.
Add the oatmeal and any mix-ins and finish mixing by hand.
Use a small cookie scoop to form cookie dough balls and arrange them on a cookie pan or stone, leaving space between them so they can spread.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until slightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes on the pan before moving them to a cookie rack to cool completely.
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Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy on the way, and together, they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. She loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.
101 Days of Christmas: Mix-and-Match Oatmeal Cookies
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