Oatmeal cookies recipe

5 Jul 2020

A recipe I found online. The original recipe was written by AverieCooks.

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• .5 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, very soft
• .5 cup light brown sugar, packed
• .25 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)
• .75 cup all-purpose flour
• .5 teaspoon baking soda
• .5 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup raisins, crushed nuts, anything you want

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet
2. Mix for 90 seconds until smooth: egg, butter, sugars, vanilla
3. Add oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and stir to combine
4. Add raisins, crushed nuts, etc. and stir to combine
5. Form 2-tablespoon mounds and place on prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart
6. Bake for 10-13 minutes (short for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies)
7. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving