Oatmeal Cookies With Dried Apricots And White Chocolate Recipes

OATMEAL DRIED FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the quick oats and dried fruit. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat all ingredients except oats, flour, apricots and pecans with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, or mix with spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are brown and centers are soft. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the rolled oats, white chocolate chips and pecans. Drop by tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

WHITE CHOCOLATE APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the eggs 1 at a time. Add the vanilla and beat for 1 more minute.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add the oats, apricots and white chocolate chips and fold to combine using a rubber spatula, making sure everything is evenly incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, drop 2-inch mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden in color, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.

WHITE CHOCOLATE APRICOT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper or silicon baking mats. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, beat until well-blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg. Add the dried apricot pieces and toss with the flour mixture to coat (this prevents them from sticking together).
• Add the flour/apricot mixture to the mixing bowl along with the chocolate chips. Mix just until combined. Add the rolled oats and mix just until combined.
• Scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared sheet pans using a medium cookie scoop, spacing the cookies two inches apart (they spread a lot). Dampen your hands with water, and press down on each ball of dough.
• Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, or just until the cookies begin to turn dark brown at the edges.
• Let cool for 5 minutes on the sheet pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

OATMEAL COOKIES WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND WHITE CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, oatmeal,and baking soda in a medium bowl. Cream butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add salt, vanilla, and eggs, and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture gradually, beating until just combined. Stir in chocolate and apricots.Cover, and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until cookiesare golden brown around the edges but still soft in the center, 14 to 16 minutes.Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.