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mother in law cookies

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Recipe by
Jessica Hannan
Austin, TX

This is a recipe I came up with because I dreamed up my mother in law asking for oatmeal cookies with no cinnamon and almond extract. I made the cookies and they taste great, even if it was a request I had imagined up lol

(1 rating)
yield 3 dozen or so cookies
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For mother in law cookies

  • 3/4 c
    butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 c
    white sugar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 c
    unbleached all purpose flour
  • 3 c
    old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda

How To Make mother in law cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  • 2
    Cream butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract together until creamy.
  • 3
    Whisk together flour and soda, stir into butter mixture
  • 4
    Stir in oats.
  • 5
    Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheet.I use a small ice cream scopp because I am OCD and like them to all be exactly the same size and shape. :)
  • 6
    Bake for about 10-12 minutes. I like mine chewey, so I underbake slightly.
  • 7
    Let cool for a few minutes and then place on rack to cool. Let cookie sheet cool for 10-15 minutes between batches, or the cookies get flat and thin.

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