Decadent Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup splenda sugar blend for baking or 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup splenda brown sugar blend or 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts or 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans or 1/2 cup chopped toasted macadamia nuts
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a stand mixer, cream the softened butter, shortening, and splenda (or sugars).
• 3 when creamy, add eggs, vanilla, and instant coffee granules.
• 4 mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flours.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture to mixer.
• 6 gradually add remaining ingredients until it just comes together.
• 7 drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• 8 flatten dough with a buttered spatula.
• 9 bake at 350f for about 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 pull parchment paper with cookies on it onto cooling racks, and allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.