Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you even been to the Great Harvest Bread Co.?  When I was a little girl, my mom and I used to stop there for a special treat – to get a loaf of their honey wheat bread, and a giant oatmeal cookie. 

This recipe reminds me of that cookie – especially hot right out of the oven. 

I add chocolate chips to my cookie because, who doesn’t love chocolate chips?  But, you can easily leave the chips out, or add raisins instead. 

Give these cookies a try if you are looking for a good recipe – and be sure to freeze dough balls of these, since I think they are best when they are right out of the oven. 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – Adapted from Colette John

Ingredients

• 1 C butter
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C brown sugar
• 2 well beaten eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 C white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 C all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 1/2 C oatmeal
• 1 C chocolate chips

Note - If you double the recipe, use 1 1/2 C butter!

Directions

Cream together the softened butter and sugars. 

Add the eggs and vanilla. 

Next, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones & mix until well combined. 

Stir in the oatmeal – either by hand, or with the mixer. 

Then, add the chocolate chips.  I find these easier to stir in by hand. 

Refrigerate dough for 1 hour, covered.

Then, scoop onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, or baking mat. 

Bake 8-10 minutes at 350, until cookies look slightly browned on the outside edges.  Allow cookies to sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and the transfer to a cooling rack. 

Store in an airtight container. 

Makes about 4 dozen with small cookie scoop.