Teresa's Kitchen

I’ve been selling cookies on Wednesdays at the airport, and I was looking for something really cool to try. Lo and behold, I came across this recipe! Wowzers. It’s sweet, but good… I substituted apricots for peaches (no peaches in my grocery stores) and cashews for walnuts (’cause I’m a sucker for cashews and not a fan of walnuts). The recipe comes from Sunny Anderson, host of “Cooking for Real,” another Food Network show. She’s cool because she’s not a size zero (which is a good sign in chefs, I hear) and she’s very casual and fun! But I only watched her show once… but look at the recipe I got!

Cooking time: 12 min          Level: easy          Yield: 20 cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped dried peaches
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Slowly add egg and continue mixing. Slowly add flour mixture, oats, peaches, walnuts, and white chocolate chips. Mix until combined.

Line 2 sheet trays with parchment. With wet hands make 20 balls from the dough placing evenly among sheet trays. Press down on cookie dough with palm of your hand to make a flat circle.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden and still a bit tender in the center. Remove from oven and let sit on sheet trays 1 minute. Remove to cooling racks to cool completely.

Of course, I don’t have a fancy mixer; my arm worked just fine.