Oatmeal Jumbos Food

JUMBO OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; in a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Stir in oats,raisins and coconut, beat just until combined.
• Drop level 1/4 cup measures of dough 1 1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. (I use parchment paper).
• Bake until cookies have spread and are golden brown and soft to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Makes 20 large cookies.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Line 8 jumbo muffin cups with liners. In a medium bowl, combine the oats and milk and let soak, 20 minutes.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, peanut butter, vanilla, eggs and maple syrup until smooth. Add the oat mixture and flour mixture; stir to combine. Fold in the dried fruit, chocolate and coconut. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups about two-thirds of the way full. Sprinkle with seeds.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Let the muffins cool in the pans for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely or enjoy warm!

JUMBO OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until softened; beat in sugars until well blended; beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition; beat in vanilla, fold in the flour mixture with a spatula.
• blend 5 seconds with the mixer on low; the batter will be thick; stir in the oats, raisins and nuts.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
• Bake until lightly browned and edges are set, 12-15 minutes.
• Cool cookie sheets on a wire cake rack 1-2 minutes; gently remove the cookies from the sheets to the rack; cool completely.

OATMEAL JUMBOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• Add sugars, baking powder, and soda; beat until combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in oats, then nuts, then candy pieces.
• Drop dough by 1/4-cup measure 4" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets without sides (I can only fit 5 on each cookie sheet). Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool.