My Favourite Oatmeal Cookies

my Favourite Oatmeal Cookies

I’ve decided to embrace winter. Not with skis or a toboggan. But with my imagination.

When I scan the colourless world around me, I see myself as an astronaut floating in space — only I’m weaving about a universe where the colours are reversed. Instead of an ebony expanse splattered with white stars, my white galaxy is flecked with black — be it felled tree limbs poking through snow banks or lumps of sooty ice flung from passing cars.

Falling icicles replace hurtling asteroids. Feline comets with magnificent tails streak through the living room on their usual orbit. And the Milky Way swirls in my coffee cup.

Should I encounter an alien, I won’t need words to show them I mean no harm. Today’s lucky space travellers will be offered cookies. Crispy, crunchy, buttery, Hobnob-esque oatmeal cookies.

Greetings! I come in peace. Have a cookie. Or two. Resistance is futile.

My Favourite Oatmeal Cookies

• Author: Charmian Christie
• Prep Time: 15
• Cook Time: 30
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: About 3 dozen 1x
• Category: Baking
• Method: Easy

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Description

These oatmeal cookies are rich and old-fashioned. Their butterscotch undertone and crisp texture resemble a classic Hobnob.

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
2 cups quick cook or rolled oats

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment and set aside.

By hand or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter and brown sugar until light. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until well combined.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. With the mixer set on low, or by hand, stir the flour into the butter mixture. Mix until smooth. Stir in the oats.

Roll or use a cookie scoop to form dough into 1-tablespoon rounds. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared sheet. The cookies will flatten and spread, so give them room.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are light brown. Let cool for a couple of minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Keywords: oatmeal, cookies, butter, brown sugar