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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chewy Oatmeal Cowboy Cookies

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DAY 6: Chewy Oatmeal Cowboy Cookies

Cowboy cookies are a chewy “loaded” oatmeal cookie: full of oats, coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

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DAY 8: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

With both oatmeal and peanut butter, and no flour, these certainly count as a healthy cookie, right? They are super chewy and hearty enough that one is definitely satisfying.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Oatmeal Toffee Macadamia Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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DAY 8: Oatmeal Toffee Macadamia Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies

It may be a long name for a simple to make drop cookie, but it’s hard to decide which ingredient is not-important enough to leave out.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

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DAY 9: No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Rich and indulgent no-bake cookie bars. Layers of soft oat crust and chocolate peanut butter fudge, topped with more oatmeal streusel.

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Eleventh Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Loaded Chocolate Chip Sandies

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DAY 12: Loaded Chocolate Chip Sandies

A crispy cookie loaded with chocolate chips, coconut, nuts, oats, and crushed Chex cereal. All of your favorite things packed into a hand-held treat!

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Loaded Chocolate Chip Sandies

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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup crushed Chex cereal (corn or rice)
1 ½ cups chocolate chips
½ cup shredded coconut
½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, oil, and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually beat into butter/sugar mixture, until just mixed. Beat in oats, crushed cereal, chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts.

Let dough sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before scooping.

Using a cookie scoop, place level scoops of dough on baking sheets, about 2” apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool 2-3 minutes on the baking sheets and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

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Eleventh Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Maple Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

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DAY 10: Maple Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

These are my new favorite cookie. They are chewy, just like an oatmeal cookie should be, with a maple caramel flavor from the maple extract, brown sugar, and toffee bits, which melt into the cookie as they bake.

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RECIPE:

Maple Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

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½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp maple extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups flour
1 Tbs cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped walnuts
¾ cup toffee bits (½ of an 8 oz pkg of Heath Toffee Bits)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat at least 3 full minutes. Beat in eggs, maple and vanilla extracts. Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat in oats, walnuts, and toffee bits.

Drop by level tablespoonfuls (2-inches apart) onto baking sheets. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Cool on pans for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Makes 3 dozen

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