Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies


My sister was wanting some oatmeal cookies so I went looking for a tried and true recipe online.  I found this one at Baking Sheet that had tons of good reviews.  They were really good, but didn't turn out quite as thick as I was wanting.  They were very flat but chewy and delicious.  I only made up half of the cookies the first night and put the rest of the dough in the refrigerator.  The cookies did turn out a little thicker after the dough was chilled for several days. 

Stephanie, I know you are wanting to give up sweets for lent, but unfortunately these cookies are on their way to you!  Sorry! Hope you enjoy them!

Printable Recipe


Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
(from The Frog Commissary Cookbook)

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups oats (rolled or "quick," but not "instant")
2 cups chocolate chips (about 12-oz.)


Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars until mixture is light in color. Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the milk and the vanilla extract.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Either by hand or with the mixer on low speed, gradually beat the flour in to the sugar mixture until just incorporated.

Stir in the oats and chocolate chips by hand.

Drop 1-inch balls of dough onto the cookie sheet, placing about 1 1/2 inches apart so they have room to spread.

Bake at 350F for 10-13 minutes, until golden brown at the edges and light golden at the center.

Cool on baking sheet for at least 1-2 minutes before transfering to a wire rack to cool completely.



Makes 4 dozen.

Notes:

- If you chill the dough for about 30 minutes before baking, you will have a slightly puffier cookie.

- You can substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.

- You can add up to 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts in addition to raisins or chocolate chips. You might want to make the cookies slightly larger if this is the case.

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