Crunchy Oatmeal Apricot Cookies Recipe
This recipe produces a cookie with a crunchy exterior, a soft interior and is loaded with oatmeal, dried apricots, bittersweet chocolate - and, of course, a hint of cinnamon.
Equipment
- 2 Cookie Sheet Pans Lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper
- 1 Hand Mixer or
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Dried Apricots Chopped into small pieces
- ½ Cup Chocolate Chips Bittersweet
- 1 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Vegetable Shortening
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 ½ Cups Oatmeal (old fashioned)
- 1 Large Egg Room Temperature
- 1 Tablespoon Water (for combining with the egg)
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar (for coating cookies before baking)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Combine egg with 1 tablespoon water and whisk lightly.
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, begin mixing vegetable shorting, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy (2 - 3 minutes on medium speed). Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the whisked egg and water to mixing bowl. Mix on medium speed until combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
- Add oatmeal and mix on low speed until combined.
- Stir in apricots and chocolate chips by hand.
- Wrap dough and place in refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes or until chilled.
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Using a small cookie scoop (approximately 1 ½ tablespoons per cookie) form balls of cookie dough and roll in granulated sugar.
- Place dough balls on prepared baking sheets leaving approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- Lightly flatten each cookie using a dinner fork.
- Bake cookies for 8 - 10 minutes, or until tops and edges of cookies are browning.
- Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 3gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 148IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg
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