Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal cookies taste best when they are fresh from the oven. But you can preserve these soft and chewy oatmeal cookies longer by storing them with a piece of bread in an air-tight container.This oatmeal cookies recipe uses a special spice mix that makes these oatmeal cookies smell like home.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. mace
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
- Cream butter and sugars together with an electric mixer until smooth, 2-3 minutes.
- Beat in egg and vanilla, until well-incorporated.
- Dump flour on top of butter mixture in a big mound, but do not mix yet. Sprinkle baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and mace over flour. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until the flour is incorporated.
- Stir in the oats and walnuts, if using. Drop by rounded tablespoons-ful onto prepared cookie sheets. Flatten with your fingers slightly.
- Bake 12-14 minutes or until just set. Do not overbake, or the cookies will become hard.
