Vanilla Oatmeal Almond Cookies

I was bored and a tad peckish, so I decided to make cookies. However, my available ingredients were pretty limited.  I typed in almonds, oatmeal, and cookie into Google.  Lo and behold I found a recipe from a blog called Anja's Food 4 Thought for vanilla oatmeal almond cookies.  I still didn't have all the necessary ingredients for it (such as almond flour instead of all-purpose flour), but I improvised and it turned out pretty well.

Vanilla Oatmeal Almond Cookies

1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped or sliced almonds

1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine the egg and sugar and beat until creamy.  Add the melted butter and the vanilla, stir until combined, and set aside.

2) In a separate bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, brown sugar, and almonds.  Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well.

3) Drop teaspoons of batter onto a lined baking sheet, leaving 2-3 inches of room in between.  Sprinkle with a little more almond.  Bake for 10 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.  Let cool completely.

They smelled absolutely wonderful, but weren't very flavorful. I guess the moral of that story is always add more butter and sugar!