Soft oatmeal cookies are delicious and healthy treats for children and adults alike. Grandparents can enjoy a batch of these homemade cookies with their small grandchildren with a tall glass of milk. Even if you have never attempted to bake these delectable treats, it's not difficult to learn how to make oatmeal cookies. Use this recipe to create healthy cookies or oatmeal bars.
Oatmeal Cookie Recipe:
Ingredients You Will Need:
½ pound unsalted butter, softened (about two sticks of butter)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 cups whole wheat flour, sifted
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup and 2 tablespoons milk
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
How to Make Oatmeal Cookies
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
Pour your butter and brown sugar into a medium-large bowl and cream ingredients together. Beat eggs into the mixture, one at a time. Remember to mix thoroughly and to scrape around all sides of the bowl.
Sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt three times in another bowl. Incorporate the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Add half of the milk and whisk together. Repeat this process with the remaining flour and milk. Fold in the oats.
Scoop your dough into tablespoon-sized pieces and drop onto the oiled cookie sheet. Place each drop about two inches away from one another.
Bake the cookies for about ten minutes or until they are golden brown. The centers of the cookies should stay soft. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
This recipe prepares about three dozen cookies. You can try an alternative version of the traditional recipe by adding chocolate chips to create oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Once the cookies have cooled, enjoy these delicious treats with a cup of milk, coffee or tea.
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