Friday, December 5, 2008

Crispiest, Chewiest Cookie

The cookies from my oven usually come out either soft or as hard as a rock. Finally, i have done quite a great job lovingly laboring on the ingredients and in twenty minutes the cookies are born. My heart has already been taken the moment they are whisked in the bowl and molded in the oven. :)

Ingredients:
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups roughly grounded peanuts
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix the first six (dry) ingredients together. Set aside. In another bowl, beat eggs, add milk and almond extract. Pour mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix well. Drop a tablespoon of mixture into a lined cookie sheet, press a little. Bake in 300 degrees for about 10 minutes (or check if bottom of cookie has browned.) Enjoy!

Options:
You may replace first three ingredients with granola.
Use vanilla instead of almond extract.
Keep the dough overnight in the fridge and bake it the day after.