Published October 23rd, 2013
AJ Russell's Pear Oatmeal Cookies
A.J. Russell
2013 Youth "Other" Winner

Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 pears 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup butterscotch chips
2 cups rolled oats cinnamon sugar mix
1 1/2 cups flour

Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel and slice pears. Chop in food processor. Set aside.
- Melt butter and mix with brown sugar.
- Add eggs, pear mixture and vanilla and mix. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients; oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
- Combine pear batter mixture to dry mixture.
- Add in butterscotch chips.
- Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle each cookie with cinnamon sugar mix.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until firm and crisp.

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