Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies

Who doesn’t love a good hearty oatmeal cookie? I love them, they are good for a great breakfast cookie with coffee or my favorite, with some delicious vanilla ice cream (soy). Enjoy!!! Even try mixing it up.

What you need:

-1/2 cup canola oil

-1/3 cup brown rice syrup

-3/4 cup brown sugar

-1/3 cup soy milk

-1 tsp vanilla extract

-2 1/3 cup whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour (I mix my whole wheat and AP flour in a big container, so it’s about 50/50)

-3/4 tsp baking soda

-1/2 tsp baking powder

-2 Tbsp cinnamon

-1 ¼ tsp allspice

-1 tsp nutmeg

-2 cup instant oats

-1 ½ cup raisins

-1 cup chopped walnuts

1.      Preheat the oven to 350F.

2.      In a large mixing bowl, combine oil brown rice syrup, brown sugar, soy milk, and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly combined.

3.      Slowly mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice,  and nutmeg until completely combined

4.      Fold in oats, raisins, and walnuts.

5.      Scoop with a 2 inch ice cream scoop, or form 2 inch balls and place on a greased baking sheet. ( you may need two or more)

6.      Bake for 10-11 minutes until slightly brown, remove from oven and let cook on pan for 2 minutes until moving to a cooling rack.

Variations:

Blueberry-Almond Cookies:

-Replace the raisins with dried blueberries.

-Replace the walnuts with chopped almonds

-For a more intense almond flavor, add ½-1 tsp almond extract.

Cranberry-Pecan Cookies:

-Replace the raisins with dried cranberries

-Replace the walnuts with chopped pecans