Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!
In honor of the big day of love, and considering it fell in the middle of the busy workweek, I decided cookies were in order… two kinds!
First, I made another batch of the fabulous Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies. I tweaked the recipe a bit and liked the changes so much, that I changed things up a bit in my original post about them.
They’ve been a huge hit, both at the office and at home!
Second, while I had mesquite flour on the brain, I decided to try my hand at a Mesquite Oatmeal Raisin Cookie recipe. Happily, they turned out just as wonderfully as the chocolate chip (well… factoring in that chocolate always wins out in my book).
So, if you’re looking for other ways to use mesquite flour, add this one to the list. It’s a winner!
Now, go on… bake some cookies for the ones you love. Cupid would approve!
Mesquite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
1/2 cup AP flour
1/2 cup mesquite flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup butter flavor Crisco (trans-fat free variety)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
2 eggs
1 cup raisins
3 cups rolled oats
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together flours, baking soda, and salt.
Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time until completely combined. Add vanilla.
Mix in dry ingredients in thirds until just combined. Stir in raisins and oats.
Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Remove to wire rack to cool. Store tightly covered at room temperature. (Makes approximately 40 cookies.)
10 responses so far ↓
Peter // February 14, 2008 at 5:55 am
A lovely gift and the ribbons are perty!
I’ll email you my address for my little parcel.
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Send it on, Peter! I’ve got some left!
Ben // February 14, 2008 at 11:26 am
Oh yummy! I must have done something really bad because I am sick on Valentine’s day and every foodie has great looking cookies and sweet things on their blogs today. And I am here, thinking that if I eat at least one bite from a cookie I am going to have to run to the bathroom
Stop punishing me! Hehehehehe
Happy Hallmark holiday!
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I’ve been sporting a headcold for about a week… but, in the rare moments that I can actually smell and taste, I usually have a cookie in-hand!
Dana // February 14, 2008 at 12:22 pm
These sound really good!! Btw, I just tagged you in a meme over at my blog…
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Oooh! My first meme! Yay!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) // February 14, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I have to find some of this mesquite flour so I can try these recipes. The cookies look amazing.
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Aran // February 15, 2008 at 5:39 am
Wow… I just found your blog through the “time to make the doughnuts” event hosted by Tartelette. You have a beautiful blog! I love these cookies and the doughnuts look so good… But forgive me… what is mesquite flour? I will have to research it. I will keep coming back to your blog for more that’s for sure. Well done!
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Thank you, Aran! Glad you found your way here! There’s a little background on mesquite flour in the chocolate chip cookie post - hard to find, but fun to play with!
Aran // February 15, 2008 at 5:42 am
I had to add you to my favorite blog list. Very nice!
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Thanks! I think I’ll be returning the favor!
Patricia Scarpin // February 15, 2008 at 9:47 am
Your cookies are so beautiful, Michelle! And look delicious, too…
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Thank you, Patricia!
K // February 15, 2008 at 11:34 am
Ooh, I love the little ribbons so much! They’re the icing on the cake, so to speak.
Super cute!
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Our kitty played with the ribbons while we ate the cookies.
Tartelette // February 18, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Love mesquite flour in cookies,especially spice cookies and I can see how well it would work with oatmeal. Love the ribbons too,major cute factor!
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I’m having a great time with the mesquite flour!
Deb // February 18, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Great photos of the cookies! The ribbon is just the right touch! And the cookies, to yummy. I need to check out that flour. It has my interest!
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