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December 18, 2010 · 14 Comments

Chocolate-Peanut Cardamom Oatmeal Cookies: Recipe

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chocolate-peanut cardamom oatmeal cookies

I concocted this recipe earlier this week, and I think this is my new favorite cookie.  I was looking to create a cookie slightly sweet, a little salty, with interesting texture, not the typical chewy or crunchy cookie.  I guess the goal was half way between a cookie & a crunchy granola bar.  I was also craving chocolate covered pretzels at the time, hence the salt & chocolate 🙂

I achieved a little extra coarseness in the cookie by using Turbinado raw sugar & kosher salt, I also added a generous portion of good quality chocolate chopped into chunks.  Since I wanted these cookies to be an acceptable substitute for a granola bar in the morning, made sure to add some peanuts for a protein boost & used mostly whole grains.  To add a little intrigue cardamom was used generously.

Chocolate-Peanut Cardamom Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

1/2 c. all purpose flour

1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp.  cardamom (ground)

1 c. turbinado raw sugar

1 stick of softened unsalted butter

1/2 tsp. bourbon vanilla

1 egg

1 2/3 c. old fashioned oats

1 c.  good quality semi-dark chocolate (chunks)

2/3 c. lightly salted roast peanuts

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Sift together, both flours, salt, baking soda & cardamom, in a bowl.
  3. Cream butter & sugar together, then add vanilla and egg, beat until blended.
  4. Add the flour mixture while continuing to beat.
  5. Switch over to dough hook on stand mixer or incorporate the remaining ingredients by hand.
  6. Add oats and mix in thoroughly.
  7. Now add chocolate & peanuts, until evenly distributed through the thick dough.
  8. Cover a sheet pan with parchment or a silicone baking sheet.
  9. Scoop out the cookies (tightly packed)  with a melon baller or other small scoop (I use a rounded double espresso scoop, with a bit of Pam sprayed on it).  If you don’t have a scoop on had just do your best to make the cookies uniform & packed together.
  10. Bake for approx. 14 minutes.
  11. Put on a rack to cool.

This recipe makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

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Comments

  1. My Man's Belly says

    December 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    These look and sound like what you get if granola bars and cookies got together and made a baby. And they sound like the perfect treat for this time of year.

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  2. Mama Kelly aka Jia says

    December 20, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    My friend and I were just talking about using cardamom in a cookie recipe. These sound wonderful!

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  3. adrienzgirl says

    December 23, 2010 at 2:16 am

    Um…YUM! I love the idea of these being a substitute for granola for breakfast. I can’t get my kids to eat granola for breakfast, but I’m certain if i gave it to them and they looked like cookies it would be a win!

    As luck would have it, I have everything I need to make these tomorrow. I have been baking so many cookies it isn’t funny, but I want these!

    Thanks so much for Sharing!

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  4. Zippy Sandler says

    December 23, 2010 at 11:26 am

    These look so yummy. I might just change the recipe that I WAS going to use for our Christmas brunch to yours. My husband (who’s picky) is going to LOVE these.

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  5. Virginia from Lady V dZine says

    December 23, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    I saw these on FoodGawker and immediately started drooling!

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  6. Melanie Schoenhut says

    December 29, 2010 at 8:11 am

    Wow! It’s awesome. I love the combination of chocolate and peanuts. Oatmeal are perfect for cookies too.

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  7. Sarah says

    January 3, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    These look delicious, looking forward to trying them!

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  8. Ellie says

    January 8, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    I love this blog! I just can;t come here when I’m hungry. lol These cookies look fantastic. YUM

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  9. Tricia @The Night Owl Mama says

    January 9, 2011 at 2:29 am

    OH YUMMY! sounds good

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  10. Shop with Me Mama says

    January 23, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    OMG YUM!!!

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  11. Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says

    February 18, 2011 at 10:47 am

    Oh my, you want me to bake today, don’t you? But I can’t I have too many other things to do! I am even purchasing an ice cream cake for my son’s birthday! These cookies look so good, thanks for sharing your “concoction” 😉

    I have never heard of cardamom, that I remember. Now I have to look that up….

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  12. Shop with Me Mama says

    February 28, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Oh those look delicious!!

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  13. Penelope says

    March 13, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Yummy Robin!

    Reply
  14. Curt says

    September 20, 2011 at 9:19 am

    I love the addition of the peanuts in there.

    Reply

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