Because "Hootycreek" is so fun to say
I received a collection of cookie recipes for Christmas, and this one looked good. It had some of my favorite ingredients (dried cranberries, oatmeal, chocolate) and had a cute name.
Cranberry Hootycreek Cookies
from the 2007 we energies cookie book
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup uncooked quick oats (or old-fashioned)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (see below)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter; beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and sugars; gradually blend into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries, chips and pecans. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool on wire racks. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
Cranberry Hootycreek Cookies
from the 2007 we energies cookie book
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup uncooked quick oats (or old-fashioned)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (see below)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter; beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and sugars; gradually blend into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries, chips and pecans. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool on wire racks. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
I didn't have the white chocolate chips called for, so I substituted semi-sweet morsels and topped the cookies with the last of the chocolate brown jimmies from the annual family cookie-decorating experience. They turned out absolutely delicious. I'll put white chocolate chips on my next shopping list; I can't wait to try the original version!
But what is a hootycreek, anyway?
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6 Comments:
Yumm! I'm totally stealing this!
I don't know what a hootycreek is, but it sounds slightly obscene. But wow... those cookies sound so good. And God help me, I have all of the ingredients already. Didn't you know I'm dieting? :)
Hootycreek! Hootycreek! Hootycreek!
You're right! That IS fun to say!
These DO sound delish.
Isn't Hootycreek where Hoochie Mama was born?
Just to let you know... I made these myself this afternoon and thought of you. They were so delicious. I only had one because of the diet, you know... but the rest are going to a nice lady who is giving me a bunch of stuff she posted on Freecycle, and it seemed like a nice thank you present.
Yummy!
I made these cookies and wondered why they were so bland. I had to go look for the receipe in the enegies cookie book and found that the reason was the receipe didn't have the 1/3 cup of brown sugar listed, while the cook book does.
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