Oatmeal Currant Cookies Recipes

OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Starting with the mixer on low speed and increasing until it is on medium, beat until the mixture is creamy and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and the vanilla extract, then scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, and mix to combine.
• Combine the rolled oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and wheat germ in a large bowl, and stir to combine. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture, then mix on low speed just to combine, 10 to 15 seconds. Remove the bowl from mixer stand, and stir in your choice of chocolate chunks, golden raisins, or toffee pieces.
• Line the baking pans with parchment paper. Use a large (2 1/2 ounce) or small (1 1/4 ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of dough. Place the balls of dough about 4 inches apart on baking pans. Bake until golden and just set, about 18 minutes for large cookies and 14 minutes for small cookies. Remove from oven; let cool on pan 4 to 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

OATMEAL CRAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla for 5 minutes. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture 1 cup at a time.
• Mix in raisins and craisins.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). These freeze very well. Enjoy!!

OATMEAL CURRANT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Toss the oats, flour cinnamon, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Cream the butter and both sugars together in a mixing bowl until light.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• Then slowly beat in the dry ingredients, then the currants and walnuts.
• Drop the batter by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake until golden, about 10 minutes.
• Leave the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer them to wire racks to cool.

CURRANT AND SPICE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk eggs and vanilla in small bowl to blend. Mix in dried currants; cover and let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 3 large baking sheets. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and spices into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Add currant mixture and beat to blend. Stir in flour mixture. Mix in oats. Drop batter by level tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Using moistened fingertips, flatten cookies slightly. Bake 1 sheet at a time until cookies are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets.

CURRANT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet (or use parchment paper) & set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder & nutmeg.
• Place butter in another mixing bowl & whisk until light & fluffy. Add the stevia & eggs (one at a time), whisking well after each egg. Add the flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time until thoroughly combined. Stir in the oats & currants.
• Form the mixture into 2-inch balls & place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Variations: For cinnamon-raisin oatmeal cookies, simply substitute 1 cup raisins & 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon for the currants & nutmeg. For chocolate oatmeal cookies, substitute 1 1/2 cups carob chips for the currants. For a low-sugar variation, use grain-sweetened chocolate or carob chips.

CURRANT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and nutmeg. Cut in shortening using a pastry cutter until the mixture is crumbly. Add enough milk to the eggs to make 1 full cup. Stir into the flour mixture. Mix in currants. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat a griddle to medium high heat and lightly oil. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into circles using a cookie cutter.
• Fry cookies on both sides until golden. Cool on wire racks.