Camping Cookies

I think Jacob could eat the entire batch of these at once. And if he didn't, I probably would :)

Ingredients:

3/4 c softened butter
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1 egg
1 c flour
1 t kosher salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t baking soda
2 c rolled oats
1 c unsweetened shredded coconut (or substitute with more oats... or sweetened coconut)
1 c crisp rice cereal
1 c chocolate chips

optional additions: dried cranberries, chopped nuts


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars with mixer till fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg. Sift together flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir in salt, oats, coconut, rice cereal, and chocolate chips. Stir together wet and dry ingredients until well combined. It will be a crumbly dough -- make sure everything is incorporated well. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until slightly browned (may still be a little wet in the center...) Cool on baking sheets then transfer to a rack.

"Urban Legend" Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened (I use half butter and half white bean puree)
  
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 ounces milk chocolate, grated (optional)
  
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). The original recipe says to measure oats into a blender or food processor, and then blend to a fine powder and set aside. They turn out more like regular chocolate chip cookies this way, but I usually want oatmeal cookies when I make this, so I don't blend the oats and they turn out fantastically.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir dry ingredients into creamed butter and sugar. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate, and nuts.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. (my oven takes about 9 minutes)