Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oats and dark chocolate chips combine for a beautifully textured cookie filled with plenty of pockets of dark, gooey chocolate.
Ingredients
- 10 oz. butter, softened to room temp 2 1/2 sticks or 1 1/4 cups
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 cups oats We use quick oats, but old fashioned oats will work too.
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped - optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place butter in the bowl of your standing mixer or a large mixing bowl. Beat until creamy. Add both brown and granulated sugar and beat until creamy. Add egg and beat until well-integrated. Stir in vanilla.
- Add flour, salt and baking soda to the butter mixture and beat until combined. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and nuts, if you are using them. Mix well.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon or ice cream scooper onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes for chewy cookies and 10-11 minutes for crispy cookies. Note … bake time can vary with each oven, so check on the cookies after about 8 minutes. Then decide if you need to bake longer or not!
