Family Favorite Chewy Apricot Pecan Oatmeal Cookies Food

FAMILY FAVORITE CHEWY APRICOT PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, slat, cinnamon, and oatmeal.
• Beat the butter, shortening, water and sugars together until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat well, scraping down the sides of bowl when needed. Beat in the honey and vanilla until fully blended.
• Add the flour mixture in two additions, beating each until well combined.
• Stir in the chopped apricots and pecans.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake until the centers of the cookies are soft and no longer look wet; about 9-11 minutes.
• Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

LOW FAT APPLE-PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together oats, milk, chopped apple, and pecans in a bowl and set aside.
• Mix together brown sugar, egg whites, applesauce, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
• Add flour, baking soda, salt, and apple pie spice and stir well to combine.
• Add oat mixture and stir well (the cookie dough will look like lumpy oatmeal).
• Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets sprayed with non-stick spray or lined with parchment paper. Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork or spatula.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

WHITE CHIP APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Beat butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Add flour and baking soda; beat until well blended. Stir in oats, white chips and apricots.
• Loosely form rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned; do not overbake.
• Cool 1 to 2 minutes.

PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients spoon out onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 10 minutes at 350°F.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with electric mixer. Add sugars, vanilla, milk and eggs. Mix until blended. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix together. Stir in the oatmeal and pecans.
• Spoon out by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes in a 350°F oven and cool on a wire rack.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.

APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl.
• Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, almond extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt just until blended.
• Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies 14 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.
• Cool cookies on wire racks.
• Repeat with remaining dough.