A recipe from my friend Alane Sleight. These cookies are a rave review whenever I take them anywhere. Men especially like them, they are sort of like a high class granola bar. They look great in a cellophane bag tied with ribbon or string. I have wrapped and frozen them and that works great. They are just a delicious cookie.
¾
c. butter, softened
1
c. packed brown sugar
½
c. granulated sugar
1
egg
1
t. vanilla
¼
c. water
1
c. flour
1
t. salt
½
t. baking soda
3
c. regular old fashioned oats
½
c. each of the following: Craisins, raisins, coconut, raisins, golden raisins, dried
fruit bits-
(tropical mix by Dole but I usually don’t add this because I rarely have it or
the golden raisins. Add more
Craisins
and raisins if you leave them out)
1
cup white chocolate chips
1
cup of nuts – walnuts, almonds, or pecans (I like slivered almonds best)
Cream
butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla, and
water; mix. Stir in flour, salt and
baking soda. Add remaining ingredients
and stir well. Take ¼ c. measuring cup,
spray inside with non-stick spray and then scoop cookie dough, pack and place
on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 10-12 min. at 350ยบ. Only let them
brown on the very edge. They will spread out onto the baking tray. Remove from the oven and take a spoon and
push the cookie edges back towards the center to make a 3” cookie. They may
look a bit doughy in the middle but as they cool they will firm up. Leave
on sheet to cool for 5 to 10 min. until firm.
They look great in a cellophane bag.
Makes 18- 20 giant cookies.
