Dinosaur Cookies

Name: Dinosaur Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (room temperature); 1 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ginger; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1 cup raisins (or dried cranberries or blueberries); 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup chopped dried figs

15 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter (room temperature)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup raisins (or dried cranberries or blueberries)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup chopped dried figs

Directions

1

preheat oven to 350F
2

line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
3

Cream butter with sugars
4

add egg and vanilla, mix well
5

separately mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and ginger.
6

mix into butter/sugar mixture with a beater.
7

stir in nuts and fruit
8

drop spoonfuls onto the parchment paper
9

Bake 12 to 14 mins.
10

Less time is better to stay soft.
11

cool on rack
12

Adapted from Whitewater Cooks at Home by Shelley Adams