Sweet and Simple Bakes: Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here are the cookies baked on this hot and windy Sunday afternoon. It's Sweet and Simple Bakes' 10th monthly baking challenge, but it's my 1st...


The surface of my cookies are not as smooth as those made by Ms Maria and Rosie from Sweet and Simple Bakes. Agree that it's an easy recipe.

Ingredients

110g (4oz) butter, softened
110g (4oz) caster sugar
110g (4oz) soft brown sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g (9oz) porridge oats (rolled oats)
110g (4oz) self-raising flour
1 level tsp salt
110g (4oz) chocolate chips, raisins or chopped nuts (I used chocolate chips and raisins)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C

2. Cream the butter in a large bowl or in an electric food mixer until soft.

3. Add the sugars and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.

4. Add the egg, water and vanilla extract while still beating.

5. Reduce the speed and gently mix in the oats, flour, salt and raisins to form a dough.

6. Using your hands, roll the dough into walnut sized balls and place slightly apart on two baking trays.

7. Bake in the oven for 12-25 minutes or until light golden brown but still slightly soft in the centre.

8. Allow to cool on the trays for a minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool.