Cinnamon Vanilla White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies from Great Taste Buds

Cinnamon Vanilla White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - made dough May 15, 2024 from Great Taste Buds

1 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups old-fashioned oats

1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

12 ounces white chocolate chips

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter for 2-3 minutes, until light and creamy. Add granulated sugar and beat to combine. Add brown sugar and beat to combine. Scrape down bottom and sides of bowl to keep mixture even textured.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing to combine. Add oats and beat to combine.
3. Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, mixing on low speed until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Portion dough into golf-ball size dough balls and flatten slightly. Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.
5. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and evenly space dough balls. Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw. Remove from heat and let rest on baking sheets for several minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

Back to cookies for military care packages. I've been sending care packages all this time but mostly recipes I've already made before there was no need to post them again. This is a new one I've had on my pinterest board for awhile and meant to try. 

I like to send oatmeal cookies since they're usually pretty sturdy and mail well. During summer, I don't typically send anything with white chocolate since white chocolate has a lower melting temperature and, on their way to hot desert climates, they will melt. But when baked into cookies, I just try to keep them inside the cookie and not on top, so they don't arrive too messy.

These were pretty good, nice and chewy with slightly crisp edges. They are a trifle sweet, especially with the white chocolate. The cinnamon flavor wasn't very strong so if you like cinnamon, increase the cinnamon in the dough by another half to full teaspoon.