Lightened Up Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour, or just use all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 large or extra large egg
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
- 1/3 cup currants or raisins, I used currants (Currants are the small little raisins. I feel you get more bang for your buck using these instead of regular raisins. If you don’t have them in the house, you can use raisins and toss them in.)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon plus 1 tbsp granulated sugar mixed together for sprinkling on cookies before baking
Instructions
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1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have two cookie sheets ready lined with parchment paper. We are only baking one cookie sheet at a time. This makes for more even baking.
2.Place the oats and the flour in a large mixing bowl and whisk to fluff up. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and whisk as well.
3.Add the sugar, softened butter, beaten egg and vanilla extract. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix to combine.
4.Fold in the currants.
5.Using a measure tbsp place 12 scoops on each cookie sheet. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over each cookie. Bake for about 8-11 minutes until lightly browned.
6.Wait a few minutes and then slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet and place on a cooling rack.
7.Now bake the other 12 cookies and repeat step 5.
8.Enjoy them warm or cooled. Either way they are delish. Enjoy!