OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

These will instantly be your new favorite Oatmeal Cookies. I am not a fan of raisins in my cookies but definitely feel free to add anything you love to these cookies! I am a sucker for a chocolate chunk/chip in my oatmeal cookies. I will say, up until a few years ago, this was never a cookie flavor I raved about, or would order or really ever even had enough times to have a reason not to enjoy them. And I think i’ve come to the conclusion that the reason for this is that I am not a huge fan of large chunks of oats in my cookies. Some may argue that it gives the cookie more texture and a different feel to your typical cookie, and by no means are those people wrong; I just do not enjoy that.

Therefore, to achieve my favorite Oatmeal Cookie, I throw my oats in a food processor and grind them up. Not all the way like a fine powder but just enough to break up all the bigger chunks and to create tiny little broken up oats. Oats tend to be chewy and a little crunchy, which some people love so by all means keep the oats as whole pieces, but if you arent big on the texture or the contracting textures in a cookie than I suggest grinding them up. These cookies have so many flavors and textures – chocolate chips, chunks, oats and some people love nuts. I am not a fan of a hard crunch in something thats suppose to be soft and gooey and melted. This is why the next day I ALWAYS heat up my desserts because I am that person that doesnt like those different textures i.e. when chocolate chips harden in cookies, muffins, brownies etc. I also do not like hard ingredients in my ice cream. I love the smooth texture and anything added in needs to be the same such as hot fudge. Other than the texture components of desserts, these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies have easily become my favorite thing since developing this recipe; thanks to my food processor. Remember you do not always need to keep ingredients in their original form if you don’t enjoy it. Do not be afraid to switch things up!

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Recipe by sugaredkneadsCourse: COOKIES, Deserts

Servings

12-15

servings

Prep time

40

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted/browned

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup sugar

• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 cup old fashioned oats 

• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

• Melt or Brown the butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until the butter begins to foam and turns a golden brown, emitting a nutty aroma with tiny brown bits at the bottom (may just melt if you do not like that brown butter taste)
• Put butter in fridge for 15-20 mins to cool
• In a food process, grind up the oats until smaller bits are left
• In a large mixing bowl combine the brown butter, brown sugar & sugar & Beat until combined
• Add in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract
• Add the dry ingredients – flour, salt and baking soda and beat until well mixed. 
• Add the oats and beat to combine.
• Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips or chunks
• If time allows, refrigerate the dough for at least 20 mins but may cook without refrigeration
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough out into balls. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the edges are just golden brown and the centers have puffed up but are still gooey. I prefer 9 mins because the cookies will set.