Saturday, August 26, 2017

Granola Cookies


Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup granola (chop clusters if too large)
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips (or raisins, craisins, nuts, etc.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.  Beat together butter, sugars, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then beat egg  until well combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until just combined.  Stir in granola and chocolate chips.

Drop 18 mounds (about 2 level tablespoons per mound) of batter about 2 inches apart onto 2 ungreeased cookie sheets, then pat into a 2 1/2 inch round.

Bake cookies until pale golden brown, about 11 minutes.  Cool on sheets 1 minute, then transfer to wax paper to cool.