Buttered Popcorn Cookies

After a great weekend in East Hampton, we came home early because poor Jamie has a terrible cold. While he was downstairs watching football, I needed some projects to keep me busy. Flipping through various cookbooks for a baking recipe, we settled on Smitten Kitchen's buttered popcorn cookies. They're pretty easy to make, and very tasty. The popcorn lightens up the cookies a lot. These would be perfect for a movie night. I'm going to bring some in to work.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1/4 cup popcorn kernels

1/4 tsp table salt

1 tbsp butter, melted

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350, then make the popcorn. Put oil in the bottom of a large pot and add the kernals. Cover and turn the heat on medium high. Shaking the pot periodically until the popping stops, 5-7 minutes total. Pour in butter and salt, toss, then put in a bowl to cool.

Cream the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl. 

In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. Mix into the creamed butter mixture.

Fold in the popcorn. It's going to seem like way too much, but it works.

Scoop the batter in mounds 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until cooked through and lightly browned. Let cool a little then take off baking sheet.

We went hiking this weekend at the Walking Dunes in Montauk. It was beautiful. Below are two pictures.