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Title: Raisin Granola Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1 3/4 | c | Regular granola |
| 1 1/2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | c | Sweet butter, softened |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 3/4 | c | Packed dark brown sugar |
| 1 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | c | Raisins |
| 1/2 | c | Unsalted peanuts,* |
* coarsely chopped
Granola and brown sugar give this cookie its crunch and rich flavor.
Preheat oven to 350ø.
In a large bowl, measure all ingredients except raisins and peanuts. With mixer at low speed, beat ingredients until just mixed; increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Stir in raisins and peanuts until mixture is well blended.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.
Bake 10-14 minutes at 350ø until cookies are lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies to wire racks and allow to cool completely. Store cookies in a tightly covered container up to 1 week.
Variations: Chocolate-Granola Cookies: prepare dough as for Raisin Granola cookies but substitute 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate pieces for half cup of raisins.
Date-Granola Cookies: Substitute 1 cup of chopped, pitted date. for raisins.
Yield: 3-4 dozen. Larry Rosenberg, author of Muffins & Cupcakes (published by The American Cooking Guild), Fairview, NJ.
Randy Shearer
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