I am a person who feels guilty pretty easily. Especially for not having done things that I should have. Which doesn't necessarily mean that the guilt wins and forces me to take care of those things. I just continue to feel bad about them. Sometimes for a long time.
I honestly don't want this to happen in regards to this blog. So I couldn't just leave you this week with my last post and the admitted cheating that was involved (= no baking). So I baked something. And I feel better now. Not guilty anymore. I should remember this feeling.
Oatmeal-Apricot Cookies
Adapted from Martha Stewart
110 g (1 1/4 cups) oats
105 g (3/4 cup) flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
113 g (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
100 g (1/2 cup) light-brown sugar
55 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 g (3/4 cup) dried apricots, roughly chopped
60 g (3/4 cup) almonds, slivered
105 g (3/4 cup) flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
113 g (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
100 g (1/2 cup) light-brown sugar
55 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 g (3/4 cup) dried apricots, roughly chopped
60 g (3/4 cup) almonds, slivered
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350°F).
- Combine oats, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- On medium speed, beat together butter and sugars until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract.
- On low speed, add oat-flour-mix until just combined.
- Mix in apricots and almonds using your hands.
- Form small balls, put them on a lined baking sheet with enough space between them and flatten them a bit.
- Bake 25-30 minutes until edges begin to brown.
- Let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
My modifications:
None, except for the baking time: my cookies were done in 18 minutes.
Next time I might omit the granulated sugar, try different dried fruits, and/or possibly add a bit of chocolate (grated or chips).
The taste:
What about your guilt trips? And what's your favorite cookie?
(Yes, two questions that are totally related. At least after this post.)
(Yes, two questions that are totally related. At least after this post.)
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