Millennium Mocha Rocky Road Oatmeal Cookies |
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Prep Time: 50 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This recipe won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the 10th annual Quaker Oats competition. These cookies are indulgent, comfy and chewy-crisp. Including the coffee keeps them from being overly sweet but leave it out if you like. Kids have fun forming these by hand. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
2 large eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla |
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules, dissolved in 1 t hot water (if desired coffee can be eliminated, substitute 1 t milk for the hot water) |
1 3/4 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 1/2 cups quaker oats, uncooked (quick or old fashioned, for old fashioned oats, add 2t additional flour) |
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips |
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped toasted walnuts |
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
3. Beat butter and sugars with electric mixer until creamy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
5. Add coffee if using or milk substitute and mix well.
6. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.
7. Stir in oats (and extra flour if using old fashioned), chocolate chips and walnuts.
8. To shape cookies, flatten 1 heaping Tbsp of dough in palm of hand.
9. Arrange 4 marshmallows in center; wrap dough around marshmallows to cover completely.
10. Repeat with remaining dough and marshmallows.
11. Space cookies 2 apart on cookie sheets.
12. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
13. (Do not overbake; centers of cookies should still be soft.) Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks.
14. Cool completely.
15. Store tightly covered.
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