Showing posts with label oatmeal craisin cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oatmeal craisin cookies. Show all posts

Friday, June 6, 2014

Little Things

Summer has finally come. The long days of incessant brain activity, stress, and school drama have finally come to an end. Now, I say, it is time for staying up late at night, waking up whenever I wish to wake up, testing and tasting a thousand different recipes, going out, and having fun. My summer began way earlier than planned. It so happened that I was excempt from ALL of the final exams, which meant that I had every right to skip the last three days of school. Oh, the perks of being a nerd. I would not consider myself fully a nerd, for I definitely have a social life outside of the classroom and text books (hence,the story of my life on this blog). But now that I can forget about all of that crap, these are my plans for the summer.
  •  Working out
  • Reading
  • Blogging
  • Baking, cooking, and eating
  • Cleaning out my room and my closet
  • Learn to drive
  • Keep learning French
  • Travel
{A mid-morning snack: Homemade Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with a warm cup of coffee. Follow the recipe and then just add about 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips.}
 
{Organizing my closet with all of my handbags. I did the same with my heels but I did not take a picture. You can also hand your bags on a hanger behind a door. I followed Emily's tips on organizing closets.}
{Tong's Thai Cuisine- My new favorite restaurant in town. This was the second time I ate here, and I ordered an appetizer of Summer Vegetable Rolls. The best part was the Peanut Sauce on the side.}
 
{I can finally say I have the luxury to eat breakfast while still laying in bed watching TV. This is heaven. --I had a Yoplait Light Strawberry Yogurt, a peach, strawberries, I Classici Del Mattino cookies, and coffee--}
{Tickets for the Maleficent premiere. Ironically, I loved the movie but hated the ending.}

{This morning I tried a new recipe for these Polka Dot Brownies. The recipe called for regular milk chocolate chips, but I decided to top them off with white chocolate chips instead, and they are simply marvelous.}




Sunday, May 25, 2014

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

As I am sure I have mentioned before, oatmeal cookies are a MUST for me. I absolutely love them in any way or form. I absolutely love dried cranberries as well. That being said, this cookie is a perfect blend of these two things. My parents bought me this enormous bag of craisins, and what better way to use them all up than in some pastry, right? I began my search, and I turned to the cookie section in flour by Joanne Chang. A simple oatmeal raisin cookie recipe popped up, but I was out of raisins. Therefore, the magical enormous bag of craisins that had been sitting in my pantry since Sunday practically begged me to open it up. So I did, and as a result, these delightful cookies were born. "These just might be my favorite cookies," my mom said. That meant something, because my mom will choose a chocolate chip cookie anytime over an oatmeal cookie. I promise you will not be disappointed by this exotic mixture.
I am planning to add white chocolate and pistachios next time I make these. 

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Makes about 27 1 tablespoon sized cookies
(Per 1 cookie: 97 calories, 3.8 (g) Fat, 15.2 (g) Carbs, 1.1 (g) protein)

Ingredients: 
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/4 + 1/8 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 + 1/8 cup flour
  • 3/4 + 1/8 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup craisins

Directions: 
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Cream together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, until light and fluffy
  3. Beat in the egg until thoroughly combined
  4. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon
  5. Add the craisins and toss to combine
  6. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and then mix until they are completely incorporated
  7. Drop the dough in tablespoon sized balls onto the baking sheet, placing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball slightly
  8. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the center is slightly soft
  9. Be careful not to overbake; soft, chewy, centers make these cookies irresistible! 
  10. Enjoy a "healthy" indulging cookie!