The Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie



This beautiful picture was taken by Andrea...she made the cookies look perfect!



This is our family's new favorite cookie!  It was in the spotlight recipe from a darling young mom, Kara Marshall.  Arianne and I have made it about 6 times in the last couple of weeks!  We tweeked it just a little because we had some leftover white chocolate chips (we omitted the chocolate chips in the recipe) to make them beautiful and delicious!  

The Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie

11/2 c butter, softened

3 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

2 t. vanilla

Cream these ingredients together.

Add:

11/2 t. baking powder

1 t. soda

1 t. salt

2 1/2 c. flour

Mix well then add:

2 1/2 c. whole oats

2 c. nuts (pecans are the best but  you may substitute walnuts.  Lightly toast the nuts and chop)

1 c. dried cherries

1 c. cranberries

1 c. chocolate (she suggested bittersweet chips but at least semi-sweet.  If you want to dip in white chocolate, omit the chocolate)

Mix together.  Scoop onto parchment covered cookie sheets. (I just sprayed a cookie sheet with Pam and it worked fine).  Bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes.  Don't over bake!

*Cool completely.  Melt white chocolate (I use the big chips from Gygi's) in microwave for about 2 minutes.  Stir.  Then you can use a fork to dip and sprinkle the cookies with the melted chocolate.  You can also dip one half in the melted chocolate.  Place on a piece of parchment paper and cool until the white chocolate hardens.