Oatiest Oatmeal Cookie
- 16 ounces old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
- 6 ounces dark brown sugar
- 3 1/2 ounces granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 ounces raisins
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread oats in a single layer on half-sheet pans and bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the oats from the oven and let cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Grind 8 ounces of the toasted oats in a food processor for 3 minutes or until the consistency of whole-wheat flour.
- Add the baking powder, cinnamon and salt and pulse to combine.
- Combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, and mix on medium speed until light in color, about 3 minutes.
- Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Reduce the mixer speed to the lowest speed, add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary.
- With the mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add the oat mixture, the remaining 8 ounces of oats and the raisins until just combined.
- Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Scoop the dough with a 1-ounce ice cream scoop or disher onto parchment-lined half-sheet pans, leaving 2 inches between each mound.
- Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, rotating the pans after 6 minutes, until the cookies begin to brown around the edges.
- Remove the pans from the oven and let the cookies cool on the pans for 2 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
rolled oats, baking powder, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, raisins
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/oatiest-oatmeal-cookie-recipe.html (may not work)