Oatmeal Cookies - Joyofbaking.com

By gilligan1963

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup dried cranberries, cherries, or raisins or 1 cup white or dark chocolate chips (optional)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from joyofbaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in the nuts, oats, and dried cranberries or chocolate
chips.
For large cookies, use 1/4 cup of batter (I like to use an ice cream scoop) and space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Then wet your hand and flatten the cookies slightly with your fingers so they are about 1/2 inch thick. Bake the cookies for about 12 - 15 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges but still soft and a little wet in the centers. Remove from oven and let the cookies cool a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
Makes about 20 - 24 large cookies.