Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup melted butter (2 sticks, 1/2 a pound)
• 2 cups white granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1⅟₂teaspoons baking soda
• 2 large eggs, beaten (just whip them up with a fork)
• 2⅟₂cups flour (no need to sift – pack it down when you measure it)
• 1 cup dried sweetened blueberries (other dried fruit)
• 2 cups GROUND dry oatmeal (measure before grinding)

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute on HIGH. Add the sugar and mix it in thoroughly.

2. Add the vanilla, salt, and the baking soda. Mix it in well.

3. When the mixture has cooled to room temperature, stir in the beaten eggs. When they are fully incorporated, add the flour in half-cup increments, stirring after each addition.

4. Mix in the dried blueberries.

5. Prepare your oatmeal. Measure out two cups and place them in the food processor or blender, chopping with the steel blade until the oatmeal is the consistency of coarse sand.

6. Add the ground oatmeal to your bowl, and mix it in thoroughly. The resulting dough will be quite stiff.

7. Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands, and place them on a greased cookie sheet (12 balls to a standard-size sheet.) (If the dough is too sticky to roll, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and try again). Squish the dough balls down a bit to prevent them from rolling off the cookie sheet.

8. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, and then remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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