Oat Aggregate Cookies
The grated orange zest and cinnamon make this cookie distinctive. Add or subtract the nuts and dried fruit to your own liking. I've made a few changes to my original recipe. We prefer them less sweet now, and the bake time is longer than I'd written on the recipe card circa 1979.
Servings: 40 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp grated orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup wheat germ* optional
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped walnuts toasted, optional
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Beat in eggs, orange zest, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, stir together flour, wheat germ, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
- Gradually mix in oats. Stir in walnuts, chocolate chips, raisins, apricots, and coconut.
- Drop 2 tablespoon scoops 2 inches apart onto ungreased or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake about 15 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Cool on pan 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.