OATMEAL COOKIES WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND WHITE CHOCOLATE

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This recipe is from marthastewart.com; one of her "cookie of the day" recipes. When I made these the other day I substituted semisweet morsels for the white chocolate and they turned out great! I think you'll like them, too.

Provided by mer5901

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 56m

Yield 4 dozen, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
7 ounces dried apricots, chopped (1 1/2 cups)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix flour, oatmeal and baking soda in a medium bowl.
  • Cream butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add salt, vanilla and eggs and beat until well combined.
  • Stir in chocolate and apricots.
  • Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
  • Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
  • Bake until cookies are golden brown around the edges but still soft in the center, 14-16 minutes.
  • Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes.
  • Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
  • Cookies will keep, covered, for up to a week.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.4, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 19.6, Sodium 71.7, Carbohydrate 15.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 10.7, Protein 1.5

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