Looking for a treat for your taste buds and for your pocket book? Try these Oatmeal Cookies made with bulk ingredients. This recipe makes 48 cookies for about $15.
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup organic brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 ¾ cups whole grain spelt flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
3 cups pressed oats
1 cup raisins
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Place the almonds on an ungreased cookie sheet. Put them in the pre-heating oven. When the oven is up to temperature remove the nuts. Chop fine and set aside.
Meanwhile cream the butter until light and fluffy.
Add the sugar and vanilla cream again.
Add the two eggs and beat until the mixture is creamed again.
Add the flour mixture in three batches mixing each into the batter.
Add the oats one cup at a time.
Add the raisins and almonds mixing until they are just incorporated into the dough.
Grease the cookie sheet with the butter wrappers.
Drop by rounded tablespoons of dough onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.