Mood Buster Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Biscotti

Mood Buster Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Biscotti (adapted from Quaker Oats and Baking Bites)

Makes ca. 20 one-inch thick biscotti

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 cup quick cooking oats, plus extra for sprinkling

3/4 cup raisins

1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

3 large eggs, at room temp.

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon

a pinch of grated nutmeg

1 stick butter and 1 table spoon of oil.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.

2. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, and salt in a large bowl to blend. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Add the flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in the raisin and wallnut.

3. Pour the dry ingredient mixture, plus the raisins and chopped walnuts into the wet; use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix together completely, until stirring becomes somewhat difficult. (The batter will seem a little wet at first, but keep stirring; the oats will eventually absorb most of that moisture.)
4. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Divide the batter/dough into 2 piles on the cookie sheet. Moisten your hands with a little water and then pat, form and smooth out the piles, incl. tops and edges, into your desired length and width. (Mine were logs ca. 6×3 in.)
5. Place on the middle rack of the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 30 minutes.
6. After the first baking round, reduce the oven heat to 325 F. Then, remove the sheet from the oven and allow to cool ca. 10 minutes.
7. Once cooled, slice at a diagonal (forgot to do this) into 1-in. thick pieces. Place the slices back onto the cookie sheet and bake for 15 10 minutes. Flip to the other side and bake for a final 15 10 minutes.
8. Remove the tray from the oven. Place the biscotti on a wire rack and allow to cool completely before serving. (I suggest waiting until at least the day after baking before eating.)