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Oatmeal cookies

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I have a packet of dried cranberries in my fridge, don’t know what to do with it until I found this recipe. Its in a book by Cindy Mushet – The Art & Soul of Baking. In the book, the recipe uses dried sour cherries, but I’ve substitute it with dried cranberries.

To make the oatmeal cookies, here’s what you need :

4 ounces of unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar (use slightly less to reduce sweetness)
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup rolled oats (I used instant, and it turn out ok)
3/4 cup dried cherry/ cranberries/ raisin/ any other dried fruits
1/2 cup chocolate chip (optional)
 

Preheat the oven to 175C or 350F. Line your tray with baking sheet. Mix the butter, brown sugar & granulated sugar just until it is smooth and blended. The key to making cookies is not to over beat the butter and sugar. Around 2 minutes of mixing is enough. Add the egg and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix the flour with baking powder & soda and salt ( you don’t have to sieve it) . Add to the butter mixture all at once. Mix at low speed just until all flour is incorporated. Then add the rest of the ingredients – the dried fruit, oat and chocolate chip. ( I will omit the chocolate chip in the future, too sweet for me).

Use an ice-cream scoop or spoon, drop the cookies into the baking tray, separating at least 1 inch apart (or else, you will get cookies that are joint together :) ) Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Once done, transfer on cooling racks for them to cool completely.

It is a very easy recipe actually. And I swear, it taste fantastic ! Crispy on the outside and chewy in the inside. This recipe should make about 50 cute cookies, but I only got half the amount. I think I scooped more than a tablespoon, and end up with huge ones. Make yours smaller.

Try it, home-made is best made.

 

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  1. beldandy says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:30 am

    I knew this cookie will be very tasty…Bel suka buat tuk anak2.
    Cuma nak tanya kak min, adakah bila kita guna quaker oat instant tu cookies kita blh jadik chewy?

  2. Rahimah says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Salam Kak Min,

    Balik nanti nak try coz kat rmh pun ada dry cranberries yg berzaman x guna :P

  3. Min says:
    July 16, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Bel, chewy jugak dlm dia kalau guna instant tu.. lagi pun budak-budak tak akan dapat detect ada oats.. hahaha. Tapi kalau ada rolled oats yg biasa tu, ok gak.

    Rahimah, baik la guna cranberries tu sebelum expire :) .

  4. beldandy says:
    July 16, 2009 at 11:49 am

    oooo patutlah 2nd batch of mine tu rasanya sgt chewwy…bel pandai2 lebihkan oat…konon healthier la..hihihi…thanks kak!

  5. PG CakeCraft says:
    July 18, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    hi Yasmin. never thought of using cranberries in cookies. i love cranberries and hve used them in muffins. will really try ur recipe.