Oatmeal Brown Sugar Crisps
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temp.
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (slightly heaping)
- 5 tablespoons flour (1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon)
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned (not instant) oatmeal
- Optional: 1/3-1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts or chopped semi-sweet chocolate (or mini-chips); or 3-4 Tablespoons dried currants; or any combo thereof.*
- Beat butter and sugar together. Next, beat in vanilla, salt and flour. Mix in oats until evenly incorporated, then any optional ingredients you're using.
- Refrigerate dough (covered) for at least an hour - I've often left it overnight. Take out of fridge a little while before next step, to make it a bit easier to handle.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll balls from scant tablespoons of dough. Space them about 3" apart on a parchment lined pan. Flatten each ball to about 1/4" thick - I use the bottom of a small glass.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, turning pan midway, until cookies' edges are brown and centers are slightly bubbly. Remove pan from oven - If any have spread together, separate with a knife or spatula edge while still very soft.
- Let sit 2-3 minutes to firm up a bit before removing with a spatula to a cooling rack. Cool before eating. Stores well in an airtight container.
- * Personally, I like these best 'as are,' but if you're inclined to dress them up, any of the optional additions work well too, just don't overdo the fixing/cookie ratio.*
white sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, oldfashioned, walnuts
Taken from food52.com/recipes/16176-oatmeal-brown-sugar-crisps (may not work)