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.