Yummy!

Normally when offered an oatmeal cookie, I politely decline and secretly think that it is just not worth the calories. This cookie has made a believer out of me. It is made from one of those batters that I almost hate to ruin by baking it, but thank goodness I did. They have a light autumnal flavor to them- due to the cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg- that also scents the air in the house for quite a while after baking. I altered the recipe a bit (a recipe that I found over at A Dash of Sass, that she found in The Joy Of Cooking) by adding an extra teaspoon of vanilla and I used white chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. I also left out the nuts. The kiddos won't touch a cookie with nuts in it. As A Dash of Sass says, the base batter is so adaptable - what you throw in is really up to you.

Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 tablespoon milk

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

dash of nutmeg

1 cup uncooked quick rolled oats

4 oz white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Oven at 350

2. Cream sugars and the softened butter

3. Add in the egg, milk and vanilla, beat until smooth

4. At this point you are supposed to sift together all of the dry ingredients except the oats and the white chocolate chips. Truth be told, I am pretty lazy so I just added them to the mixing bowl as I measured them out. The cookies are still really good!

5. Now add the oats and the chips.

6. Using a small cookie scoop (if you don't have one, go get one. I love this tool and use it all the time! I have a small one and it is great for controlling portion sizes.) drop dough onto a lined cookie sheet.

7. Bake for around 12 minutes. Mine were perfect at 12 minutes - not too hard, not too soft. My oven runs a bit hot though, so keep adjust accordingly.

Using the cookie scoop, I got 46 cookies out of this recipe. Accoring to my calorie calculator, these cookies are roughly 70 calories a piece. Not a bad little snack to have with a cup of tea!