Oatmeal Cookies With Apricots And Pistachios

Total Time: 1 hr 33 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old fashioned oats (not instant)
• 1 cup dried apricot, cut into raisin-size pieces
• 1 cup unsalted pistachio nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves in a medium-size bowl; set aside.
• 3 combine the butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• 4 add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• 5 beat in the flour mixture until just combined and stir in oats, apricots and pistachios.
• 6 cover and leave bowl in the refrigerator for 10 minutes (or up to 6 hours) to let the dough firm up.
• 7 drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 3 inches between each cookie.
• 8 bake cookies until they're golden around the edges but still soft on top, about 15-17 minutes.
• 9 let them stand on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them with a metal spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.