Christmas cookies galore! Happy holidays, everyone.
I love Christmas cookies, but I don’t love that guilty feeling you get after a whole day of reaching into a lovely box or at a lovely plate of fudge and sugary sweets.
So here is a lighter, crispy cookie recipe to mix into your ‘cookie box’ this year, I know you’ll love them!
Almond and oatmeal cookies
You’ll need:
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 4 T butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 t fresh lemon zest
- 3 T raisins
1. Preheat oven to 350F and prep two baking sheets lined with wax paper.
2. Whisk together sugar, butter, and egg in a medium bowl.
3. Fold in oats, almonds, lemon zest, and raisins.
4. Spoon cookies – about tablespoon-size of dough per cookie – onto the baking sheets. Flatten each lightly with the spoon.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes until crisp and golden. Let cool before scooping off of the baking sheets.
As ever, more photos on the s&h Facebook page! Including a sneak peak at Christmas dinner :).
Lemon zest always perks up cookies and this nice and crunchy one sounds like a break from the chocolate overload.
Thanks, Bam! I agree – the lemon zest is that little bit of a ‘secret’, fun ingredient π
What lovely looking cookies. Belated Christmas greetings to you! xx
Thank you! Happy Christmas to all of yours! xx
Came across your blog, so glad I dd as you have beautiful collection of recipes here! Like this healthy indulgence, seems like a keeper.
Welcome! Very glad to have you here.
I enjoyed my Christmas baking this year, and I would say that I can’t keep baking and eating! Now maybe this recipe would be a nice shift into something a bit more wholesome! It sounds so good! π I hope the new year ushers in many wonderful new experiences, peace and happiness! oxo
What great wishes, thank you, Debra! It’s been a real exercise for me this year to keep the indulgence limited to a few days at a time haha π
Would love to eat the whole batch with a few glasses of milk right now! π
you and me both! Thank you π