Christmas is a time for sharing. And gift giving. And love. So, with love, let me give you a wonderful gift by sharing the recipe for my absolute favorite holiday cookies (which aren't necessarily 'holiday' at all, I make them all year!).
These cookies are easy, delicious and surprising. It is a basic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe that replaces the cinnamon with cardamom, and let me tell you! The difference is both subtle and obvious. There is something decidedly unique when you take a bite out of one of these, yet they are familiar and homey.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add 1 stick plus 6 tbsp softened butter, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar to mixing bowl.
Beat in mixer until creamy.
Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
Combine dry ingredients. 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cardamom, 1/2 tsp salt.
Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into the creamy mixture.
Add 3 cups of Old Fashioned oats.
Add 1 cup chocolate chips.
Let dough cool in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes.
Spoon dough onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Place in 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
And there you are! This recipe usually makes about 40 cookies (more or less, depending on the size of your scoops.) They are delicious warm or room temperature.
Now that I'm living in Big Bear, I'm much more conscious about adding high altitude instructions! For mountain dwellers, follow the recipe, but instead of 1-1/2 cups of flour, add 1-3/4 cups.
I made a ton of these cookies for Christmas gifts, and while I was at it, made the Homet traditional gingerbread cookies. These are soft and scrumptious with a coating of granulated sugar. Also, they come from a box, so it's literally the easiest cookie ever. It's my goal next Christmas to find a soft gingerbread cookie recipe from scratch that I love as much as these.
We set the cookies on this tray and also in an adorable cookie jar to give away.
And of course we kept some for ourselves. What a treat!
|| Posted by Kate ||
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