Who doesn’t love a warm chewy cookie? If you do, you are in luck. Today is National Cookie Exchange Day!
Cookie exchanges are a centuries-old tradition dating back to medieval times. The classic idea is of a holiday party in which guests bring a selection of homemade cookies to trade with one another.
Cookie recipes started to appear in cookbooks in the 1500s and baking became a serious profession in the 17th and 18th centuries. Cookies became works of art and featured careful measurements of particularly-chosen ingredients.
Try one of our WYVERN favorites: The Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients:
¾ cup butter
1 ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 ½ tsp vanilla
3 cups quick oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F
- Combine butter, brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla in bowl
- Beat at medium speed until well blended
- Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon
- Mix into the butter cream mixture at low speed until just blended
- Stir in raisins and nuts
- Form balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly brown
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet
Enjoy!!
