Yes, there is snow! And this means it's time to ski. I love heading up the mountain before the world is awake and seeing fresh glistening snow against the green trees. It is a solid day of good outside exercising with the bonus of cuddling on the chairlift. But let's be honest. There has to be some food incentive if I am going to work that hard. So, with ski season comes chunky oatmeal cookies!!
They are the perfect pocket liner to give you a little burst of energy and sugar throughout the day. The recipe is not very original, but it is moist and hearty. I use the Quaker Oats recipe and add some chunk. We are heading to Tahoe tomorrow with a bunch of friends to spend the weekend in the snow. So that means it's baking time. By the way, I realize that this is totally against Feel Good February, but who really thought I would make it the whole month without baking. This is my cheat for the week.
Ingredients: Makes about 4 dozen(depending on how much dough you eat)
1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons soft butter
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 white sugar
2 eggs (thank you chickens)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups Quaker oats
The chunk:
3/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (I left this out this time due to allergies)
1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons soft butter
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 white sugar
2 eggs (thank you chickens)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups Quaker oats
The chunk:
3/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (I left this out this time due to allergies)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the softened butter and both sugars on medium speed until it is creamy. You might as well take a taste now because it is already amazing.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Make sure to scrape the sides.
3. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well.
4. Mix in the oats. Then add raising, nuts, and chocolate chips. It will be a stiff for dough, but that's okay.
5. Drop a tablespoon on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
6. Let them sit for a minute or two them carefully move to a wire rack to cook completely. They are melt in your mouth delicious, and they are hearty on a hungry stomach!
Time to hit the slopes!
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the softened butter and both sugars on medium speed until it is creamy. You might as well take a taste now because it is already amazing.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Make sure to scrape the sides.
3. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well.
4. Mix in the oats. Then add raising, nuts, and chocolate chips. It will be a stiff for dough, but that's okay.
5. Drop a tablespoon on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
6. Let them sit for a minute or two them carefully move to a wire rack to cook completely. They are melt in your mouth delicious, and they are hearty on a hungry stomach!
Time to hit the slopes!
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