(Really Good) Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Okay, so I get kind of fixated on one theme citrus, chocolate, pasta. This week it's oatmeal cookies. I just want to share one, okay maybe two more. You can decide which one you like best. I've been making this recipe for over 12 years. It was actually one of those in the mail freebies , you know those little cards they send to entice you to get the whole collection, and of course the original title is Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies. So of course, I made them. I usually go for big, thick, soft cookies but these are more on the thin, crispy side but very buttery tasting with the chewiness from the oatmeal and the cinnamon, oh, it's what makes the cookie in my opinion. And although they might not be the prettiest cookie, once people taste them they won't care.

(Really Good )Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Great American Home Baking

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1. Mix together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.

2. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

3. At low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Fold in oats and chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place cookies, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly.

6. Bake cookies until lightly browned around edges, 10-12 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks to cool slightly. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.