For the perfect combination of flavors. my Oatmeal Granola Cookies are sure to please! Wouldn’t your family love to snack on these for dessert tonight?
When we got this months recipe swap, things changed up a bit, first of all, we went to a new cookbook for this new year, and our first challenge would be a cookie. Our new cookbook The Second Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Favorite Eating Places, is the second book in the series and was first published in 1954….hmm my first thoughts were that cookbook really isn’t very old…. sigh, especially with I was born in 1953.
Our first recipe redo would be a classic cookie, the one and only Tollhouse cookie from its birthplace, the Toll House Inn in Whitman Massachusetts. Sadly the Toll House Restaurant is no more, having burned down in 1984, while there is a plaque on the original site, there is now also a Wendy’s and a Walgreen’s, what a sad testament to progress.
The rules of the swap are pretty simple, change at least three things about the original recipe and redo it as a more contemporary recipe. I thought about the toll house cookie in all its delicious glory and tried to remember the first time I had one, and you know I couldn’t remember! But what I did remember were the oatmeal cookies that my mother made for me while I was growing up, I remember how much I loved the raw batter and how I could eat a whole bowl without even bothering to bake them….sigh, I also remember that my mother would only let me devour raw cookie batter if it was made with butter, not the Crisco that sometimes took its place.
So when it came time to redo this classic, I had to go with a classic of my own, My mother’s oatmeal cookies. I wanted these cookies to have a little more substance to them, and honestly, raisins just didn’t seem to be enough. I had bought a bag of trail mix on a whim and decided that it would make a great addition to my favorite cookie.
If you like my oatmeal granola cookies, make sure to try my Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies.
If you like cookies you make also like these recipes:
- Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies
- Sweet and Salty Chex Mix Cookies
- Pistachio Cornmeal Butter Cookies
- Low Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
- Toffee Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookies
Oatmeal Granola Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ¼ cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ⅔ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups trail mix use your favorite blend
- 1 Cup Walnuts finely chopped in food processor*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In the bowl of your mixer cream together butter and sugars until well blended.
- Add in the eggs, and vanilla and continue to whip until almost fluffy.
- In another bowl stir together flour, very finely chopped (should almost resemble powder) nuts, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly add your powdered ingredients to your creamed ingredients while mixing.
- Mix well.
- Now stir in the oats and trail mix.
- Drop by scoop or teaspoon onto hot stone or slightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 11-14 minutes depending on cookie size.
- Remove cookies from baking sheet or stone right away and transfer to cooling racks.
Abbie
Big disappointment….Made these exactly and they are flat and too too sweet. Really the worst cookies I’ve ever made. I figured you left something out on purpose, but read other comments and no one complained. Not sure what went wrong. I re-read just to make sure I copied it correctly and I did. Hmmm, smh.
Chef Dennis Littley
sorry they didn’t work for you Abbie, its possible the butter was not cold enough when you creamed it with the sugar, that would cause them to be flat. Dough can be chilled before baking as well to help them from going flat.
Dough could also be over mixed.
kirstin
WOW! These look so good! I’m going to save this and make it
Jamie
I love how we both went with family recipes – great job!
GrabandgoRecipes
These cookies look wonderful!!! Love your recipes and BLOG!!!
Peggy
This sounds like a fantastic cookie Dennis! You can’t beat a “grandma recipe”!
The Cozy Herbivore
Mmmm, I love chewy, oatmeal-y cookies! And trail mix seems like such a great addition to any cookie. Great looking recipe, can’t wait to try it!
Megan @ Pip and Ebby
I am such a nut for cookies lately (’tis the season!) and I LOVE the idea of “trail mix” cookies!!
Adele Forbes
Chef Dennis you are a genius! I have shared you with all of my friends.
Terris@ Free Eats
These look so good. This is exactly the type of cookie I like to have for breakfast with a cup of coffee! Bravo Chef Dennis.
Kimby
P.S. Congratulations on Top 9 with these!
Kimby
Chef Dennis, I’m still smiling over your “sigh” re: the 50’s… I’m not too far behind ya! (Pre-1960 by a couple of years…) Take heart — “vintage” is used to describe a lot of marvelous things: wine, cars, and clothes that never go out of style — we’re in good company. 🙂 Great re-make of a classic cookie!
alex
I am picturing myself enjoying these cookies with a big tall glass of milk! yum!
Meagan @ Scarletta Bakes
Love these cookies, Chef Dennis! What a treat for the holidays – thanks for sharing!! 🙂
Baker Street
Wow! Love the idea! Congratulations on top 9 today! 🙂
Lana
Isn’t it funny how so many of us reached for our mother’s recipe? Holidays tend to bring us home like no other time during the year:)
I like raisins in my oatmeal cookies, but I am positive that I would love these with trail mix even better!
It’s always wonderful sharing the swap with you:)