Perhaps the Real Goldie Cookies

So, I was riffling through Will Shetterly's blog this evening because, well, his blog is kind of a mishigas of cool things and occasionally it warrants a good riffle for some of the stuff that I might have missed. He's a prolific blogger and I'm glad that he is unable to completely abandon the pastime. I learn all sorts of useful stuff over there.

Anyway. I discovered a post titled "Will Shetterly's Finest-Kind Cookies". What they are is oatmeal raisin cookies. Could this be the true recipe for Goldie's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies? Only Will or Emma would know. Maybe someday they'll tell us.

While we're waiting, I'm going to go whip up a batch of these bad boys. I suggest you do the same. I should note that this recipe was swiped directly from Senior Shetterly's blog and all credit belongs to him. I'm merely the pirate what stole and reprinted it without so much as a by-your-leave. Sorry Will. The Borderfolk need to know this stuff.


Will Shetterly's Finest-Kind Cookies
This began as a recipe from the back of a Quaker Oats box, but it's evolved over the years, and Quaker Oats, for reasons known only to them and their God, have switched to an inferior recipe. Evil does walk the Earth. But Emma Bull says this cookie can thwart the powers of darkness; I say it tastes pretty darn good.

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1/8 cup apple juice (or water, if you're as boring as Quaker Oats)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups uncooked rolled oats
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut (optional, but nice)
• 1 bag (12 or 16 oz.) Guitard's (my favorite, but you can use similar deluxe) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup almonds, pecans, and/or walnuts (sliced or chopped)

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

Beat the butter, sugar, honey, egg, juice, and vanilla together until creamy.

Combine the oats, flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a separate bowl, then mix them with the wet ingredients. Add chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, and nuts to the batter last.

Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Eat some of the batter while the first batch is cooking. You're the cook; you deserve it.