Last year the kids and I went on a baking bananza. Years ago when my oldest was one, he received a Dick & Jane Christmas book from my aunt. Year after year, for the past 9 years my boys have asked me to repeat that story over and over again to them. It’s such a simple little story as all Dick and Jane books are, but I realized last year, the reason they keep asking me to read it, is because of the cookies. The book is the story of three siblings and how they all take turns making cookies with their mother. At the end of the story they have an entire kitchen filled with different types of cookies. As you can imagine, this looked like pure paradise to my children. So last year I decided to try my best to bake all of our favorite cookies.
It was great fun. This year, I’ve scaled my baking efforts back quite a bit. I’ve scaled all my Christmas efforts back a bit. There are a lot of decorations still left in boxes at the top of the garage and I’m a-okay with that. What few things we have out make the house look festive enough.
This cookie recipe that I want to share with you today is sort of a must have Christmas cookie though. These will get made this year. They are my favorite cookie. And as noted in the corner of the recipe card, my grandfather stated that these were my mom’s favorite cookie too. They are seriously good. Toffee-oatmeal, chocolately goodness. You can’t go wrong. Enjoy!
- ⅓ c. melted butter
- ¼ c. dark corn syrup
- ½ t. salt
- 2 c. rolled oats
- ½ c. packed brown sugar
- 1½ t. vanilla
- Topping:
- 6oz. semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
- ¼ c. chopped nuts
- Pour melted butter over oats. Mix thoroughly. Add sugar, syrup, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Pack firmly into a 7" x 11" pan that has been lined with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven, 450 degrees for 12 minutes.
- Cool completely. Spread melted chocolate over top and sprinkle with nuts. Chill. When chocolate is hard, pull foil with cookies in it out and onto a cutting board. Cut into squares.
- Stores well for a week in an air tight container.
What’s your favorite Christmas cookie? Leave a link to the recipe if you have one!
Thanks for sharing your cherished recipe. I am going to make these to bring to my family Christmas! Happy Holidays Kendra!
Let me know how they turn out for your Lisa!
My favorite recipe is actually belongs to someone else, but I’ll gladly add her link for Cinnamon Bun Cookies. http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/cinnamon-bun-cookies/
Also I don’t have a 7×11 pan for your recipe; do you know how deep the dough is before baking?
CTY, the oat/toffee part should be about 3/8″ deep. I can’t wait to try those cinnamon bun cookies!!
You’ll love them! Everyone who has one, takes the first bite and says ohhh. So be sure to watch peoples reaction to these. For a thin icing I just do a little powdered sugar, vanilla & milk and make thin drizzle stripes across. Once the icing hardens they can be stacked.
I still LOVE those Scotch Toffy Bars! They are a cross between a bar cookie and a piece of candy. One piece goes a long way because after you swallow you still find little bits of oatmeal and nuts in corners of your mouth that makes you feel like you are still enjoying the cookie. And best of all they have CHOCOLATE in them whitch makes them a winner in my book!
looks delicious
I’m going to have to try making those this year! Anything with oats and butter is good in my book. : )
The cookie recipe I turn to the most is from one of my favorite blogs:
http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2009/09/really-easy-cookie-recipe-baby.html
They’re chocolate toffee shortbread cookies. I make them bite size and eat them with coffee.
mmmm.