Picnic Cookies
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup cocoa
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- optional: 1/2 cup shredded, sweetned coconut
- Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy in an electric mixer. Beat in egg, scraping bowl, until well combined. Beat in remaining ingredients, scraping bowl, until well-combined. Divide in half and shape each half into a cylinder about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and then place into freezer bag and refrigerate or freeze until firm enough to slice, about 30-45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350. Slice cookies about 1/2 inch thick and set about 1 inch apart on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. Cool cookies on cooling racks and store in airtight container.
butter, sugar, egg, t, flour, cocoa, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, coconut
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/picnic-cookies-1213117 (may not work)