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Oatmeal Jumbles

Created By: allyou
Difficutly: easy
Time: 15 Min
Portion: 1 serving
Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

10 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature

6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening

½ cup sugar

1½ cups packed dark brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups quick-cooking oats

2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped

½ cup walnuts, chopped

¼ cup raisins

¼ cup dried cherries

¼ cup unsweetened coconut

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flower, baking soda and salt. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  2. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Stir in oats, then chocolate, walnuts, raisins, cherries, and coconut.
  3. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop dough into 2-Tbsp. balls and place several inches apart on baking sheets. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until cookies are lighly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets on wire racks, then transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

Notes:
Makes 24 large cookies Swap your favorite ingredients into these versatile cookies. Another yummy combo: chopped dried apricots, toasted almonds, and white chocolate.

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