{"id":1202,"date":"2006-11-29T11:37:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-29T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2006-11-29T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2006-11-29T16:37:34","slug":"butterfingeroat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/butterfingeroat\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfinger-Oatmeal-Chocolate Cookies a la Berkley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe was submitted for our cookie contest by Sara Hartman of Berkley.&nbsp; This recipe is special to her because when her brother first moved to <span id=\"lw_1164817950_0\" style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed\">Chicago<\/span> he got very sick, and she sent him a couple dozen on these delicious delights, and he loved them!&nbsp; He is a Butterfinger addict, so that is why she added that extra pizzazz.<\/p>\n<p>Yields 4 to 5 dozen<\/p>\n<p>1 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter<br \/>1 cup granulated sugar (or for you health nuts, use evaporated cane sugar, trader joe&#8217;s has it)<br \/>1 cup brown sugar<br \/>2 eggs<br \/>1\/2 teaspoon salt<br \/>1 teaspoon baking powder<br \/>1 teaspoon baking soda<br \/>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br \/>2 cups all-purpose flour<br \/>2 1\/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked (I use the flavored kind, like banana-walnut, or something different)<br \/>1\/2 regular size butterfinger bar (6 ounces or so)<br \/>12 ounces chocolate chips<br \/>1 1\/2 cups chopped nuts<\/p>\n<p>Preheat to 350 degrees.&nbsp; Cream butter and sugars.&nbsp; Add eggs and mix well.&nbsp; Stir in salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and flour.<\/p>\n<p>In a blender or food processor, reduce oatmeal and butterfinger bar to a fine powder.<\/p>\n<p>Add oatmeal mixture, and chocolate chips, and nuts to dough.<\/p>\n<p>Form golf-ball-sized cookies and place about 2 inches apart on UNgreased cookie sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 10-13 minutes until slightly brown at edges.&nbsp; Do not overbake, they get hard fast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/butterfingeroat\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/butterfingeroat\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe was submitted for our cookie contest by Sara Hartman of Berkley.&nbsp; This recipe is special to her because when her brother first moved to Chicago he got very sick, and she sent him a couple dozen on these delicious delights, and he loved them!&nbsp; He is a Butterfinger addict, so that is why she added that extra pizzazz. Yields 4 to 5 dozen 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter1 cup granulated sugar (or for you health nuts, use evaporated cane sugar, trader joe&#8217;s has it)1 cup brown sugar2 eggs1\/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups all-purpose flour2 1\/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked (I use the flavored kind, like banana-walnut, or something different)1\/2 regular size butterfinger bar (6 ounces or so)12 ounces chocolate chips1 1\/2 cups chopped nuts Preheat to 350 degrees.&nbsp; Cream butter and sugars.&nbsp; Add eggs and mix well.&nbsp; Stir in salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and flour. In a blender or food processor, reduce oatmeal and butterfinger bar to a fine powder. Add oatmeal mixture, and chocolate chips, and nuts to dough. Form golf-ball-sized cookies and place about 2 inches apart on UNgreased cookie sheet. 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