Recipe: Canoe Trip Cookies

I think that I am, basically, a Hobbit. Invite me on an adventure, and my first thoughts are concerning food, drink, and pocket handkerchiefs. Needless to say, when some of my siblings and I were planning a February canoe trip on the Meramec, I immediately volunteered to bring my specialty food: cookies.

And so this recipe was born.

Basically, you could eat these cookies instead of having a meal. They're undoubtedly hearty, reasonably healthy, and not too sweet. They're a pretty good snack for cold weather activity or, you know, second breakfast.

Canoe Trip Cookies

What you'll need:

Butter

Sugar

1 Egg

Flour

Baking Soda

Baking Powder

Vanilla

Rolled Oats

Peanut Butter

Sunflower Seeds

Raisins

Chocolate Chips

Cream together:
1/2 c softened butter
3/4 c sugar
1 egg

Add & mix:
1 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
1/2 t vanilla
1 c rolled oats
3/4 c peanut butter

Mix in:
1 c salted sunflower seeds
1 1/2 c raisins
2/3 of a 12 oz package of chocolate chips

Use a teaspoon to form the dough into balls and flatten slightly onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake @ 350 F. for approximately 8 minutes. Cookies should be soft in the center and lightly browned on the bottom.

Enjoy!