How About Some Cookies?

Hi all! I just got back from a cookie swap/girls night out. Think wine, some appetizers and at least 25 different types of cookies. My basket full of cookies is residing in the refrigerator right now - come on over for a treat!

I couldn't decide what to make. All last week, I was trying different recipes to see what I felt would "work". I landed on White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. It's got oatmeal - it's got to be healthy, right? Here's the recipe card on the 5 dozen cookies I made yesterday.....

I wasn't sure if we needed to bring a little card identifying our cookie and you know I couldn't resist doing a little crafty something. I am officially loving using binder clips for everything. I think now I can use this for pictures so it has several uses.

The picture totally blurred out the word but it just says the name of my cookie. I started out deciding that I wanted that shape nestie as the word holder. I measured it (2 x 1.5 in) and created a text box in word. The hardest part of the whole thing was deciding what font (and I did mess up the first time because I put the words too low forgetting that the clip would cover the bottom). Once printed out, I used painters tape to keep the nestie in place and ran it through my wizard. The clip is covered with Bobunny patterned paper and then a white poinsettia made with my Shapabilities. I saw the white poinsettia on SCS on knew I had to go with that. And voila, pretty way to identify your cookies.

And if you'd like the recipe.....

White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

     2 cups all purpose flour     1 tsp baking soda
     ½ tsp salt                1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
     1 cup packed brown sugar   ½ cup sugar
     2 eggs                    ½  tsp vanilla extract
     ½ tsp almond extract       2 cups uncooked oats
     1 package (12 oz) white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Add extracts. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Stir in oats and white chocolate chips. Spoon heaping tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 in. apart.
Bake 16-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on pan. Remove to cooling grid and cool completely.