Orange-Cardamom Oatmeal Cookies

Preparation Time:	15 minutes
Cooking Time:	10 minutes
Time Until Ready:	1 hour
Serves:	30

Ingredients

2 cups oatmeal (not instant)
2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins (dates may be substituted)
6 ounces butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
dash of salt
Zest from one orange
Juice of one orange
1 egg, beaten
6 cardamom pods (or 1 teaspoon ground cardamom)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Crush cardamom pods and extract small black seeds inside. Discard pods, keep seeds. Crush lightly with a mortar or the side of a knife.
• Simmer 10 minutes: sugar, raisins or dates, butter, nutmeg, dash of salt.
• Remove from heat and add the baking soda.
• Cool.
• Add: vanilla, orange juice & beaten egg, flour, oatmeal, chopped walnuts, orange zest and cardamom.
• These are better if baked the next day.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.

Delicious with a glass of milk

Source: hamiltro

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