Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup dried currants
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter 2 cookie sheets.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, orange peel and vanilla.
- Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl.
- Add to butter mixture; mix well.
- Mix in oats, nuts and currants.
- Scoop dough by rounded tablespoons, form into 1 1/2-inch round balls and place on prepared sheets, spacing balls 2 inches apart.
- Bake until golden about 20 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to racks, cool.
- Store in airtight container.
unsalted butter, golden brown sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, oldfashioned oats, hazelnuts, currants
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hazelnut-oatmeal-cookies-2324 (may not work)