Spicy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Name: Spicy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies
Yield: Makes about 30 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon molasses; 1¼ cups rolled oats (regular oatmeal); 8 ounces (about 2 cups) coarsely chopped walnut pieces; ½ cup currants; 1 large egg

Preparation info

Makes about
30
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

Here is another oatmeal cookie variation, this one with walnuts, currants, and cinnamon. Thanks to David Grice of Dallas, who sent along his friends Phil Krampetz and Kyle Stewart to Kyra Effren’s cookie party in December 1998 bearing this recipe.

Ingredients

1¼ cups rolled oats (regular oatmeal)
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2

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Method

Set the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, and baking soda; stir well to mix.
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle atta