As you read this, the BOY and I are most likely sitting at Pints and Pancakes drinking some GREEN beer and celebrating St. Patty’s Day in St. Louis! Woo Hoo!
We have close friends who live on the Illinois side of the city (the same friends we partied in Las Vegas with last year), and it has been WAY TOO long since the four of us have gotten together!
We always have a ton of fun when we are together, and I’m sure St. Patty’s Day will be no different.
I knew that there was no way that I would show up in St. Louis empty handed.
So on Monday, I pulled out butter in the morning with intentions of making cookies. A quick view of the pantry confirmed that I have an overwhelming amount of peanut butter chips, white chocolate chunks, and dried fruit, including raisins.
The only thing missing was the oats, which I was able to pick up at the grocery store, and I was all set to make oatmeal raisin cookies. There are plenty of oatmeal raisin cookies out there, and I’ve made my fair share of cookies on this blog.
I went with a new to me recipe from a close friend’s blog. She has tons of incredible desserts and makes some of the prettiest cookies that I’ve seen!
Oatmeal raisin cookies are the BOY’s favorite, and I’ve met few people who can say no to a soft and sweet gooey dessert.
In honor of St. Patty’s Day, I added a little green ‘flair’ to a few of the cookies.
This recipe made more than enough cookies for me to bring into work and still have plenty to freeze for this weekend.
The warm white chocolate melts in your mouth and compliments the plump golden raisins perfectly!
This is a delicious combination!
You won’t be able to eat just one!
The BOY was excited to dive into these cookies, but I know he will be even more excited when our friends offer him homemade deer jerky this weekend!
Happy St. Patty’s Day
White Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Adapted from The Sugar Coated Chef
Makes 4 1/2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients. Stir them into the butter mixture until well blended.
Add raisins and white chocolate chips. Drop by spoonful onto a lined baking sheet.
Bake about 11 minutes, or until lightly golden on the edges. Cool on a wire rack before storing in an air tight container.
Freeze leftovers.
Love the party pictures!! Always so fun. Have a great weekend!
Thanks! I was able to get some more party pictures this weekend. It was great to get away!!!
I just made these last week! They’re my favorite!
Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for the recipe! My friends in St. Louis AND their parents were raving about them!
Oh my gosh those CHUNKS are amazing!! Have a blast with your friends!! You are soo purdddyyy!!
he he why thanks kind lady!
Those chunks are from WF and although they are not vegan I know WF has some awesome vegan chips (with coupons)!
These look AWESOME!
They are super addicting, but perfect to store in your freezer for a post workout treat : )
Thanx!!!
Those sound like the most amazing cookies! White chocolate and oatmeal are my favorite!!
Then these were meant for you…perfect for an after run snack!
Those cookies look delicious and I don’t even like raisins in my cookies and I would eat those! LOL
You wouldn’t even notice them : ) but cranberries make an awesome substitution!
Cookies are my weakness… those look amazing!! And since they are oatmeal, they are practically healthy, right?
Totally! What’s not healthy about oats and raisins?!
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Mmmm… those cookies look delicious!
Hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day with your close friends!
We did! I love having friends that you only see a few times a year but fall right in where you left off with!
Those cookies look crazy yummy! I’m trying to perfect my oatmeal raisin cookies, but it’s a slow process. Love the addition of white chocolate.
Yes…especially because these are huge chunks of white chocolate (that I buy at WF) they add a lot of flavor. I can’t wait to see your perfected recipe! I will definitely give it a try : )
The cookies look so good! I just made a cookie with oatmeal last night, and now you have me wanting to make more… maybe white chocolate macadamia oatmeal? Cookie fusion!
LOVE that cookie fusion!
Please make it and post it soon!
Your oatmeal raisin cookies look wonderful