Recipe: Chewy Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sometimes in life you just want a big, warm plate of chocolate-chip cookies, and sometimes you want oatmeal chocolate-chip. At least that's what Sarina and her Mom tell me :).

I started with  this recipe from Panthera and applied my usual cookie tweaks (more salt, more chocolate, chill the dough) with good results. I used regular rolled oats, not quick-cooking ones, which presumably resulted in a chewier cookie.

The original recipe calls for a cup of chopped walnuts too, which would be good - can't use 'em in my allergic house.  Or if you want to do raisins, don't let me stop you. You might want to cut down the white sugar by a couple of tablespoons too.

Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegetarian, not vegan or gluten-free
Makes about 30 largeish cookies

• 1 c. butter, room temp or warm briefly in microwave
• 1 c. light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 T. vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 2 t. salt
• 3 c. oats (see note above)
• 1.5 c. semisweet chocolate chips (Ghiradelli works well)

1. Preheat oven to 325 F, using convection if available.
2. In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars on medium speed until smooth.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, continuing to beat. Add the vanilla extract and turn off the mixer.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl, then add to the mixer and briefly mix, scraping down the bowl a couple of times.
5. Add the oatmeal and briefly mix.
6. Add the chocolate chips and briefly mix.
7. Chill the dough for about 1/2 hour. You can do this right in the mixer bowl.
8. Using a small ice-cream scoop or a very heaping tablespoon, drop balls on a silpat or ungreased baking sheet. Bake for about 14 minutes, until nicely browned.