Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Crunchy oatmeal cookies with a crisp surface, enhanced with toffee bits.

I haven't posted a cookie recipe here in a while, but with the holiday season and cookie exchanges coming up, it's about time to share these oatmeal toffee cookies with you! Don't let the oatmeal scare you off. I'm not a huge fan of oatmeal in cookies, but in these cookies, it just works. And it's not just me - I had a coworker tell me the same thing after trying a cookie. Luckily for you, these cookies are not only tasty, but also easy to make. You can even make the dough ahead of time. Just keep it refrigerated or frozen in preparation for when the need arrives! If you only want a few cookies, there's nothing wrong with making a batch of dough, but only baking a few with a toaster oven and freezing or refrigerating the rest of the dough. In addition, since these cookies are easy to store, the cookies would work well as a "make ahead" cookie for those holiday cookie swaps too!

What are some of your favorite cookie swap cookies?

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

by CJ Huang

Crunchy oatmeal cookies with a crisp surface, enhanced with toffee bits.

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Yield: 3 dozen

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
		8 tablespoons	1 stick	butter
			1	egg
		1 cup		brown sugar
		2 teaspoons		vanilla extract
		1 scant cup		flour
		1/2 teaspoon		baking soda
		1 teaspoon		cinnamon
		1.5 cups		oatmeal
		4 ounces		toffee bits

Methods:

1. Gather all materials.
2. Form the Wet Team by mixing butter, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
3. Form the Dry Team by mixing flour, baking soda, cinnamon, toffee bits, and oatmeal.
4. Introduce the two teams, and bake at 375F until golden brown and delicious!