Loaded Old School Oatmeal Cookies Food

SUPER-LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and coconut oil in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Beat in the oats, coconut, pepitas, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, walnuts and cranberries. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each) and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are golden and dry around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease cookie sheets. With electric mixer cream together butter, shortening and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color. Add buttermilk (it will appear a little curdled at this stage, don't worry).
• Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg,cinnamon, cloves and allspice; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts and vanilla, blending well. (Dough will be soft and sticky).
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. (I use a small cookie dough scoop that looks like an ice cream scoop--makes this job easy and ensures uniformly rounded cookies).
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Oven temperatures and size of cookies you make vary, so check your first batch at least by 9 to 10 minutes.
• For Brown Butter Glaze: In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, then continue to cook, stirring occasionally until butter is a golden brown.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough water to make the icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm cookies.
• *Cook's Note: Paula Deen's original recipe calls for 3 cups of sifted powdered sugar. I found that to be too much. I also found it easier to bake all of the cookies and line them up closely on cooling rack, then make glaze and drizzle cookies all at one time. You get a more consistent glaze this way as it tends to harden as it cools.

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare a 17.5-ounce package oatmeal cookie mix as the label directs, but substitute 1/2 cup applesauce for the butter or oil and add 1/4 cup wheat germ and 1 cup each chopped mixed nuts, dried fruit and shredded coconut to the batter.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat baking sheets lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
• COMBINE shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended.
• COMBINE oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Place on cooling racks to cool completely.

LOADED OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Spread the coconut on another rimmed baking sheet and toast, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Let the nuts and coconut cool. Cover the raisins with hot water in a small bowl; set aside.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in a small bowl.
• Add the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or a large bowl if using a hand mixer) and beat on medium speed until creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Beat in the milk and vanilla until blended. Reduce the speed to low and gradually beat in the flour mixture. Beat in the oats, raisins, walnuts and coconut.
• Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes, switching the positions of the baking sheets halfway through. Cool the cookies on the sheets on wire racks for 1 minute, then transfer to the racks to cool completely.

OATMEAL SCHOOL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cream together the butter and sugar with electric beaters.
• Add the egg, vanilla, and salt and beat well.
• Stir flour, baking powder, wheat germ, and rolled oats together with a fork.
• Add raisins so they get rolled in flour and don't stick together.
• Blend well with other ingredients; I usually end up using my hands.
• Add a little water if necessary to hold mixture together.
• Place by tablespoonful on greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten them slightly.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

MILLENNIUM MOCHA ROCKY ROAD OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• Beat butter and sugars with electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add coffee if using or milk substitute and mix well.
• Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• Stir in oats (and extra flour if using old fashioned), chocolate chips and walnuts.
• To shape cookies, flatten 1 heaping Tbsp of dough in palm of hand.
• Arrange 4 marshmallows in center; wrap dough around marshmallows to cover completely.
• Repeat with remaining dough and marshmallows.
• Space cookies 2" apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• (Do not overbake; centers of cookies should still be soft.) Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• Store tightly covered.

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat eggs, and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in raisins and eggs, then stir in oats and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.

LOADED OLD SCHOOL OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat butter and sugars until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, spices, baking soda.
• Fold flour mix into butter mixture and incorporate well.
• Stir in oats, raisins, nuts and chocolate chips.
• Drop rounded tablespoons or scoops of batter onto parchment, wax paper or silpat lined baking sheets.
• Press down on each cookie.
• Bake 8 to 9 minutes for chewy cookies or 10 to 11 for crispy.
• Remove each parchment sheet of baked cookies to cool.
• Place another piece of parchment or liner onto pan and repeat baking process until done.