Ahead of the end-of-year holiday festivities, you may be looking for a way to whip up a fresh batch of cookies — or multiple! Whether you want them for easy finger foods to dip in milk and have, for any visiting family and grandkids or for a certain night-time visitor in red, we’ve got you covered!

If you’re a chocolate lover and a nutty fan, this recipe might hit the spot for you! With the perfect combination of white chocolate and almonds, this recipe is ever so crunchy and leaves you wanting more.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups quick (1-minute) oats
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 cups white chocolate chips (I used chunks)
• 1 1/2 cup whole, natural almonds (I used slivered)

 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C with the rack in the top position.
2. Cream the butter and sugars together.  Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth.
3. Fit a food processor with the steel knife blade and process the oats.  Add to the batter along with the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.  Mix until combined.  Stir in the white chocolate chips.
4. Reassemble the food processor without washing.  Add the almonds and pulse until roughly chopped.  Mix the almonds into the dough.
5. Drop mounded tablespoons of dough on the a cookie sheet spacing them 1 inch apart.  Flatten each cookie slightly with the palm of your hand.
6. Bake the cookies 4 minutes, rotate the pan, and continue baking  3-5 minutes, until they show the barest amount of brown around the edges.  The centres should be soft but not gooey.  Cool completely, then store in an airtight container.