Gooey Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

What's the best thing to do on a rainy class-less Friday? Bake cookies. This happens to be the second time I've made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies using this recipe. I got the recipe online from allrecipes.com, and after reading a bunch of reviews for it, different people recommended different portions of certain ingredients, so I took bits of every advice and also changed around the recipe. It's the best recipe I've found yet.

DISH soft oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

 

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 tablespoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups quick-cooking oats

1 cup chopped walnuts (I used chopped almonds instead)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

(ground cinnamon is not included in the recipe, but adds a great flavor to the cookies)

HOW TO

1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2) In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.
3) Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
4) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt (and ground cinnamon if desired) and stir into the creamed mixture until just blended.
5) Mix in the quick oats, walnuts (or whatever nuts you're using), and chocolate chips.
6) Place spoonfuls of dough mixture onto ungreased baking sheets
7) Bake for 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on sheet for 5 minutes after cooking.
Bakes about 30-36 cookies

DANKNESS FACTOR 8/10

COMMENTS/TIPS

     The best part about these cookies are that they stay chewy and soft after cooling down, even days after. These cookies are one of the more healthier ones I've found, considering it only uses 1/2 a cup of butter and minimal amount of salt, but the sugar I guess not so much. They're a lot more thick and oat-ey compared to other oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, if you're into that. Warning: they're addictive - that slight cinnamon oat chewy texture mixed with the sweet indulgent taste of melty chocolate chips and crunchy nuts.
     I didn't have the privilege  of eating it fresh from the oven, but they were still nice and chewy and I'm actually eating one right now... hehehe. You don't feel like a complete fat ass eating them either cause there are lots of oats in them. It also gives you a reason to devour a whole plate of them. Like I've always thought...cookies are the most evil of all desserts.