Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 6 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup currants
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f lightly grease ( or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil and sugar. add the egg, beating until fluffy, then beat in the sour cream and vanilla. stir in the currants and oats.
• 3 in a seperate bowl, mix together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour. add this mixture a cup at a time to the oat mixture, beating well after each addition. stir in the nuts. let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
• 4 using a medium cookie scoop drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. bake the cookies for 12 minutes or until they're light brown. remove them from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.