
Tyler's Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
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3 cups toasted old-fashioned whole rolled oats (toast @350°F for 15 min)
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1/2 cup distilled water
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1 & 1/2 cups flour (rec high quality whole wheat baking flour) (scooped & leveled)
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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1 tsp baking soda
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3/4 tsp salt
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1 cup coconut oil, melted quite warm! more heat will melt the sugars and ease the mixing process!
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1 cup packed dark brown sugar
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1/2 cup shredded coconut (toast @350°F for 5 minutes or until dark golden brown)
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2 large eggs, ideally at room temperature (heat coconut oil more if using cold eggs)
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1-3 Tbsp pure maple syrup (sweeten as desired, I use 2 Tbsp)
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2 tsp pure vanilla extract
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1 cup toasted walnut pieces (toast @375°F for 10 minutes, or @350°F for 15 minutes)
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1 & 3/4 cups (12oz) raisins or dark chocolate chips (I am a chocoholic but would recommend the raisins in this recipe)
Instructions
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Wash hands.
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Toast oats, walnuts, and coconut if needed. I rec keeping both on hand, big batches are nice.
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In a small bowl, stir water into the oats. Set aside
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In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, & salt together. Set aside.
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In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the coconut oil, brown sugar, & shredded coconut together on medium-high speed until combined and creamed (might not be perfect), about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, maple syrup, & vanilla extract, and mix on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined.
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Mix in the oats, walnuts, & raisins (or chocolate chips). Dough will be thick and sticky.
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Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 45 minutes in the refrigerator (and up to 4 days). If chilling for longer than a few hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking because the dough will be quite firm.
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Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
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Wash hands.
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Roll dough into 2 in balls.
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Place on the baking sheet, flatten slightly (still fairly rounded) with pressure from the palm. Cookies can be as close together as 1 in.
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Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. I am baking at 800 ft above sea level in NE GA, USA. The centers will look very soft (rec to err on the side of less cooked).
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Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
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Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.
