Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

4.5 pounds of chocolate chips…thanks Costco!

I have a confession, I could probably be fine without raisins in my life. But I do love oatmeal cookies, so we usually make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Another pretty delicious variation is to use butterscotch chips instead of chocolate chips. We’ve tried out a few different recipes over the years, and this year we used the recipe that was on the Quaker oatmeal box. This year I also discovered Denise’s obsession with Costco…six cups of oats did not really make a dent in her ten pound box of oatmeal!

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
Source: Quaker

Oatmeal chocolate chip goodness

Ingredients
1 3/4 sticks of butter (1/2 cup [1 stick] plus 6 Tbsp), softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt (optional) – Denise did the mixing so I’m not sure if we included the salt
3 cups oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to butter-sugar mixture and mix well. Add oats and chocolate chips and mix well.

4. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack and cool completely. Store tightly covered.