Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
It is a chilly 47 degrees out right now
with snow forecast for the upcoming week.
But if that silly old groundhog is right, spring is on its way!
In the meantime we want to eat
soft and chewy oatmeal cookies.
We first found this recipe on
www.deliciouslysprinkled.com
but have tweaked it to make it our own.
We've ground up our oatmeal and
added some coconut and walnuts.
By chopping/grinding/whatever
you want to call it our oatmeal
in this mini chopper
we get a different texture cookie
with a big oatmeal taste.
It is just making the oatmeal a little finer.
We do the same with the coconut.
And when it comes time to scoop it out
we use the middle size cookie scoop
from Pampered Chef.
Yep, the one in the middle.
All mixed up and ready to go!
Scoop the dough out, then roll them in balls.
Put them in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Place them on a cookie sheet
lined with parchment paper
and gently press with a fork.
We then sprinkle a little bit of sugar on them.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
A little more sugar sprinkled on top.
AND
if you are feeling adventurous
sprinkle with a little sea salt.
Some of us here love it like that, but
some of us are old school
and like the no sea salt version.
Either way....yum!
Gotta have some milk too!
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
1/2 cup white Crisco shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal, ground up
1 cup coconut, ground up
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together shortening, butter,
brown sugar, and white sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Add salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
Mix.
Add flour and mix well.
Gently add ground up oatmeal, coconut, and walnuts.
When combined scoop out dough and roll into balls.
Place on parchment lined cookie sheet
and freeze for 10 minutes.
Remove from freezer and place on cookie sheet
lined with parchment.
Gently press with fork to flatten slightly.
Sprinkle with a small amount of sugar.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Immediately after you pull them from the oven
sprinkle with a little more sugar
AND sea salt if you dare.
Enjoy!
