Sunday Night Cookies

 

 I was raised by a Mormon Dad with a Sweet tooth!

This meant that every Sunday after church, we made a treat!

Sometimes we had brownies, sometimes cake, but usually, my dad whipped up a batch of cookies.

Now that I have my own home and husband, I'm in charge of carrying out the Sweet Tooth tradition.  

So now, every Sunday around 7:00pm, I get the Cookie Cravings!

I have been eyeing this recipe for weeks now.  The thought of a toffee aroma on a snowy December evening was music to my ears!  Plus, this recipe is not just your normal chocolate chip cookie, BUT it has all the ingredients you would normally have in your cupboard.  (So you don't have run to the grocery store on a snowy December night.)  Here is my version of this yummy cookie recipe that is perfect for a Sunday Evening and perfect portions too!  It makes about 15 cookies- so you can take leftovers to work or school the next morning or you can pig out!  If you are a chocolate lover, use the chocolate variation of this recipe.  If not, the classic chewy, cinnamon-y, toffee-y goodness of these cookies are sure to satisfy your 

Cookie Cravings like mine!

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup (1 cube) BUTTER

1/4 c. GRANULATED SUGAR

1/2c. + 1/8 c. BROWN SUGAR

1 EGG

1/2 tsp. VANILLA

1 cup FLOUR

1/2 cup OATS

1/4 tsp BAKING SODA

1/4 tsp SALT

1 tsp CINNAMON

Chocolate Variation

Reduce Cinnamon to 1/4 tsp

Add 1 cup Chocolate Chips

DIRECTIONS

In a Saucepan, melt butter.  Remove from heat and stir (yes, into the saucepan) both sugars until combined.  Mixture will we oily. Place saucepan in refridgerator for 10 minutes to cool.

In a Mixing bowl, beat egg and vanilla.  Add butter and sugar mixture and whisk tor one minute until all combined and mixture turns lighter brown. (it's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas...) In another bowl, Combine All dry ingredients.  Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula.  

Place parchment paper over cookie sheet. Roll dough into balls.  (I make 15. The dough feels like it needs more flour- resist this temptation and let them be gooey!) Place now full cookie sheet into the refrigerator for 30 minutes. (Let your balls stiffen up ;) You can take a break and do all that Sunday Funday stuff! Don't leave them in for too long- 50 minutes max!)

Put the chilled dough balls directly into a 325 and let the cookies bake for 12-14 minutes! They seem gooey again, but don't worry, they're done! And boy, are they delicious!

Hope you get to try them out and enjoy them this Sunday around 7:00pm!  I know I will!

Just to clarify, I was also raised by a Mormon Mom who is an excellent cook, she just has a wider range of recipes!  My Dad is the Cookie Monster in our house ;)