Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Old Fashioned Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange



Drop Cookies is the theme for this months Creative Cookie Exchange.
My favorite type of cookie to make! Drop cookies are always easy and quick to whip up! 




I had quick oats I needed to use up from the pantry, which lead me to try this cookie. The cookie recipe called for ground nutmeg, and since I had a bottle of whole nutmeg I had recently purchased, I figured the recipe couldn't be more perfect!


These cookies turned out delicious! They reminded me of Christmas! The freshly ground nutmeg gave these cookies a delicious aroma. My son quickly popped his head into the kitchen just to ask why I was making Christmas cookies! I'm glad I gave the recipe a shot, now I have another Christmas cookie I can add to our Christmas cookie baskets!

Old Fashioned Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies adapted from: The Comfort of Cooking

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup ( 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 2/3 cup unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg (fresh ground makes all the difference)
  • 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with baking paper and set aside.
  2. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and ground nutmeg in a bowl and set aside.
  3. In bowl of a electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.  Add flour mixture and beat until combined. Add the quick oats and beat only until mixed. 
  4. Using a cookie scoop to measure, drop the cookies onto baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven. Cool cookies on baking sheets for at least 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. 




We are kicking it old school this September with Drop Cookies! Keep reading to see what craggy and chewy masterpieces everyone came up with… You can also use us as a great resource for cookie recipes. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start baking, check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:

6 comments:

Karen said...

I haven't had a good oatmeal cookie in a long time! These look perfect!

Laura said...

Drop cookies are my favorite too! These look great!

Holly @ abakershouse.com said...

Oatmeal cookies are among my favorites and these look great!

Linda@2CookinMamas said...

I always love a good oatmeal cookie and jazzed up with spice sounds even better!

Robin @ A Shaggy Dough Story said...

Love, love, love oatmeal cookies! These look so perfect.

Anne said...

Oatmeal cookies are one of my favorites, they are perfect with milk for an afternoon snack.