Recipe : Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies












Ingredients:
1/4 c butter, softened
1/4 c vegetable shortening
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 white sugar
1 extra large egg
1 tbsp corn syrup
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1/2 c oatmeal flour (See procedure)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 c flour
1/2 c oats
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/4 c chopped dates

Procedure: Preheat oven to 375 deg. F. Cream butter, shortening and both sugars. Add egg and beat on high for 1 minute. Add corn syrup, vanilla and salt and beat another 1 minute. Fold in the rest of the ingredients until well combined. Spoon heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for about 3 minutes. Bake for approximately 17 to 20 minutes or until edges of the cookie turn brown. Let cool on a wire rack.

Notes:
To make oatmeal flour, roast oats in a medium hot pan for about 3 minutes. Let cool and process into a fine powder in a food processor.

For best results, use a convection oven oven and if possible, line your baking tray with Silpat. The cookies must be removed from the oven when the edges are brown, even if they are still quite soft.