One of my favorites - Oatmeal Craisin Cookie With White Chocolate and Pecans

This recipe is really the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie from The Silver Palate Cookbook with a few adjustments. I've made it many times with different ingredients and the public has determined this is the best combination; I'd have to agree.

12 T Sweet Butter

1 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup White Sugar

1 Egg

2T Water

1.5 t Vanilla

2/3 Cup Flour

1 t Cinnamon

1/2 t Salt

1/2 t Baking Soda

3 Cups Oats - Quick Cooking

1 Cup Craisins

1 Cup White chocolate chips

1 Cup Pecans, chopped

1. Cream Butter and Sugar


2. Add egg, mix


3. Add water and vanilla, mix


4. Mix Flour, Cinnamon, salt and baking soda well in a separate bowl


5. Add flour mix to butter and mix well


6. Add Oats, chocolate chips and craisins, nuts and mix by hand


7. Bake at 350 for 11 minutes on parchment or buttered cookie sheet


8. Wait a few minutes before moving off sheet to cool