August 24th, 2009
Oatmeal Cookies
the right thing to do
These have to be healthy, right? Didn’t Wilford Brimley tell us to eat oatmeal and stuff? He made us feel almost patriotic for eating oatmeal, and like Benedict Arnold if we didn’t. That was brilliant. Probably smoke and mirrors, but brilliant all the same.
You can, of course, play with these cookies to make them just to your liking. Dial up the cinnamon, replace the chocolate chips with more raisins or with chopped pecans or walnuts, you name it. It’s a cookie! The beauty of baking things yourself, other than being much more tasty and much much more inexpensive than buying cookies ready-made, is that you are The Boss. Forget Bruce Springsteen. It’s you! The buck stops right here.
Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Cream Hill Estates GF Rolled Oats
3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill GF All Purpose Flour
1/3 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
scant 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup raisins (only good ones, or just double up on the chocolate chips)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, xanthan gum, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the egg, and mix well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, reserving a few tablespoons of dry ingredients, and mix to combine.
4. Add the chocolate chips and raisins to the reserved dry ingredients, and toss to coat. Fold the chips and raisins into the cookie dough until evenly distributed.
5. Drop the cookies in about 1″ balls onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper (or greased foil). Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until they start to brown around the edges. Cool on the pan for at least 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
These freeze really well, and they are nothing if not toothsome. Enjoy!
Warmly,
Nicole
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Posted on August 25th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Oh YUM! In my pre-GF days, any leftover cookie crumbles make awesome ice cream toppings. I can’t wait to make these!
Posted on August 25th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Hi, Brittany! Oh, I’m with you. Cookie crumbs are the cat’s meow.
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on August 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I am wheat intolerant, so I modified these a bit using Spelt Flour. They are delicious! Thanks for the awesome posts!
Posted on August 25th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Hi, darwinsgirl,
I apologize that the recipe wasn’t more clear. I have edited the flour description to indicate “Bob’s Red Mill GF All Purpose Flour.” Everything on this site is gluten free, so spelt flour (a wheat species) would not be appropriate for anyone on a gluten free diet. I apologize for the confusion!
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Another yummy looking recipe! Can’t wait to make them! But I have to get some oats – which is the only thing I’ve missed since changing to GF a few weeks ago. Are the oats you have a link for good for breakfast too?
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hi, Cari,
The Cream Hill Estate GF Rolled Oats are delicious, and good for anything – definitely breakfast oatmeal. I hate quick oats, anyhow. They taste like paste, and don’t really hold any sort of flavor. These are delicious. Enjoy!
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on September 16th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Hi Nicole/everyone –
So I ordered the Cream Hill Estates Lara’s Rolled Oats from Amazon (your link) they have – 1.1-Pound Box (Pack of 8), $36.72. I’d never bought food from Amazon before… But I can’t find oatmeal anywhere and miss it every single morning! So! I decided to buy this oatmeal for $4.60 per pound. Wow! I used to buy regular, organic for about $1.20 per pound… so that’s $3.39 per pound more. So anyway – I decided to do it. It took about 2 weeks for it to arrive and there was only one box (instead of 8). I just called and they’re sending 8 more boxes (so I got one free – nice!).
Does anyone know where I can get cheaper GF oats for the future?
Many thanks!
- Cari
Posted on September 17th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Hi, Cari,
My husband, Brian, is on the case. He’s going to research this for you and report back. We know that there are now 5 companies that make reliably gluten free oats, so we should be able to find something less expensive (although they will always be more expensive than conventional oats, at least until the concept of truly gluten free oats really catches on and becomes more available, since many people are very skeptical that there is such a thing as gf oats). You should also post this question on the facebook fan page to “crowd source” there!
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on September 17th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Oh thank you and please send a thank you onto your husband for me! I asked while in the bulk section of Whole Foods and he said they were out… I could keep bugging them. Or ask them to start carrying it.
Well either way, I’ll have 8 pounds of oats now to carry me through! =)
Many thanks!
Posted on September 17th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Best gluten free cookie I’ve ever made yet. YUM.
Posted on September 18th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Hi, Abbie,
Yay! I love these, too. Yum is right!
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on October 5th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
did you ever find out more about gf oat prices. We tend to use Bob’s Red Mill. I know many use McCann’s without a reaction, but I know they don’t test them, so it’s a risk. Which ones are the best deal???
Posted on October 6th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Hi, S,
My husband, Brian, did a bunch of research. This is what he came up with:
Gluten Free Oats (that’s the brand name)
Amazon: 4 x 20 oz package: $19.75
= 25 cents/ounce
Amazon: 3 x 41 oz pk: $25.75
= 21 cents/ounce
Gift of Nature
Amazon: 44 oz pk: $12.98
= 30 cents/ounce
Cream Hill Estates
Amazon: 8 x 1.1 pounds: $36.85
= 26 cents/ounce
Amazon: 4 x 2.2 pounds: $34.65
= 25 cents/ounce
Bob’s Red Mill
Amazon: not in stock
Direct from Bob’s:
Rolled oats: 4 x 32oz: $24.38 + shipping
Steel cut: 4 x 24oz: $19.99 + shipping
I hope this is helpful!
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on October 9th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Wow!!! Please send a thank you to Brian!!!!
We’ve been eating the Cream Hill Estates Lara’s Rolled Oats (since I ended up with about 9 pounds!). It’s ‘ok’. It seems very finicky. I do 1 cup water to 1 cup oats and its pretty gewy. I can’t make 2 cups water and 2 cups oats at the same time – comes out like glue.
I thought I’d try the Bob’s Redmill next since they have that at our Whole Foods. But I’ll compare prices Brian gave! If anyone finds a fab(ulous) oatmeal-oat – I’d LOOOOOVE to know! Or for that matter… another great breakfast that will tide me over like oatmeal does.
LOVE YOUR BLOG Nicole!!! I tell all my friends about it! One day I’ll say, “I knew this blog BEFORE they were famous!” =) A million thanks for inspiring me and demystifying GF for me!!!!
Posted on October 17th, 2009 at 2:57 am
Hi, there, Cari,
It’s so nice to hear from you. I honestly don’t think you need me much, though! Your own instincts are dead on. Every one of your comments bears that out. I’m happy to have your company, so I hope you keep coming back, but really you’re on your own two feet all the way.
Warmly,
Nicole
Posted on December 10th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
OMG!
Yet another great cookie recipe. I am in cookie heaven and going to eat myself to death! LOL
I recently stumbled across this website and have been baking your recipes like crazy for the last couple of weeks. I am so happy that there is someone like you out here to do something like this. My taste buds and food cravings thank you!
Kim
Posted on December 16th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Hi, Kim,
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the site. I really appreciate your taking the time to post. Keep reading!
Warmly,
Nicole