Everything Cookies
Chocolate chips, oatmeal, spice and dried fruit, these cookies have a little bit of everything...
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cup oats rolled (not quick cooking)
- 1 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- 1 cup chocolate chips (any kind of baking chip, or combination of baking chips works well)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl cream together butter and vegetable shortening. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and extracts. Beat well.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Do not over mix.
- Drop cookies by the heaping tablespoon* on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12-18min until lightly browned around the edges for a slightly crunchy cookie.
- Cool for 2-3min on the cookie sheet, and then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*You can vary the size of the cookies quite a bit, I like them on the larger side. I also like them on the softer side, so I tend to slightly under bake them. Just be sure to watch the first batch while they're baking and adjust the baking time as needed.