(From Joanne Fluke’s “Carrot Cake Murder.”)

2 cups butter, melted

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

4 eggs, beaten

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cardamom (or nutmeg)

4 1/2 cups flour

3 cups white chocolate chips

3 cups rolled oats, uncooked

Mix sugar and brown sugar with butter.

Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, vanilla, and spices. Mix in thoroughly.

Add the flour in half-cup increments, mixing after each addition. Then add the white chocolate chips and stir thoroughly.

Add the oatmeal and mix. The dough will be quite stiff.

Drop by teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet, 12 cookies to a sheet.

Lightly flatten the cook dough on the sheet with a greased metal spatula.

Bake at 350°F for 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool the cookies for 1 to 2 minutes on the cookie sheets and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 10 to 12 dozen cookies.