Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

First Street brand recipe from flour (First Street brand is from Smart & Final)

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 2 Dozen

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2  cups sugar, pure cane white granulated
• 2  eggs, large
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2  cups rolled oats, finely ground
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 1 1⁄2 cups  dried apricots, coarsely chopped
• 2  cups pecans, walnut or 2  cups  almonds, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place rack in center position.
3. Beat butter and shortening with sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Grind oats in blender or food processor until fine, then combine together with flour, salt, baking power and baking soda.
7. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture.
8. Fold oats, apricots and nuts into batter and drop by heaping tbsp, about 2 inches aprart, onto lightly greased baking sheets.
9. Baked 10-12 minutes or until golden.
10. Cool 2-3 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool thoroughly before serving.
11. Store in airtight container at room temperature.