We have all had them.
Garbage Cookies.
Everything Cookies.
Garbage Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups whole oats
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees
- In a medium bowl sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate large bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine well.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Then add oats and stir by hand to combine.
- Use 1/4 cup and scoop onto cookie sheet, you should get about 6 per sheet.
- Bake for at least 8 minutes, but most likely will bake for 12 depending on your oven.
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They are one of my all-time favorites. But they could be better right? 🙂
I love to tweak things in the search of the most fabulous wonderful yummy scrumptious cookie ever.
Start with a basic oatmeal cookie recipe.
(FYI this is the BEST basic oatmeal cookie recipe you will ever try hands down. HUGE flavor.)
To this add whatever you love!
I like to combine a 1/2 cup of rich and creamy organic peanut butter.
Then the really fun stuff.
And there is more.
I also had Heath chips.
And walnuts. (sometimes, and just for everyone else. *I* dont like nuts in cookies!)
And mini caramels.
These cookies are no fail. Add whatever YOU like!
You can also check here to get my SUPER easy version.
Have fun baking!
Definitely going to try these this afternoon – but the easier version. That many ingredients makes me nervous!
I am so making these next week. Love the photos.
Hey Amanda – I did it. I made a form of your Garbage Cookies. Very yummy!
Can I come over to *your* house?!?
Love your cookies, so full of life. Actually the dish you present them in the last picture (the rustic old baking tray) – that I am jealous of. Where did you get it?
clean-out-the-cabinet cookies. awesome. 🙂
I have a very similar recipe to these, and I like to add rice crispies, becasue them have such a satisfying crunch, and for those who like (personally not me) coconut works in to cookies like these really well
great pictures!
OMG… I made these last night, and I think this is my new favorte cookie recipe!!! Wow! Seriously… big puffy heart love! Thanks for the recipe. Oh, and I used dark and white chocolate chips, M&M’s, and butterscotch chips – delish!
I’m from Malaysia… firstly, I’m not into baking, but when I came across your blog, I fell in love in baking now. As a Muslim, now we are having our fasting month, Ramadhan and less than 2 weeks, we will celebrate Eid. So, I think I would try bake this kind of cookie and involve my 2 girls. This would be fun… Thanks a lot for sharing this with us, Amanda. 🙂
Hi
I have noticed that you use shortening in all your cookie recipes instead of butter. I would think that butter gives a better flavor than shortening.