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These cookies remain
thick and tender, not flat and crispy...
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3 sticks |
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butter, at
room temperature |
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1 cup |
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light brown
sugar |
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½ cup |
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granulated
sugar |
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2 large |
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eggs |
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1½ tsp |
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vanilla
extract |
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2 cups |
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all-purpose
flour |
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½ tsp |
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salt |
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1 tsp |
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baking soda |
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½ tsp |
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ground
cinnamon |
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½ tsp |
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ground
nutmeg |
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4½ cups |
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Old
Fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking oats) |
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2 cups |
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chips
(semisweet, peanut butter, white chocolate- your
preference) |
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1 |
Preheat oven to
375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper (or
grease cookie sheets). |
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2 |
Place butter in
large mixing bowl. Beat the butter with an electric
mixer until fluffy (about 1 minute). Then add the sugars
and beat for another minute. Add eggs and beat for 2
more minutes. |
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3 |
Set mixer aside and
stir in vanilla with a spoon or rubber spatula. |
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4 |
In a medium bowl,
whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to
batter and stir until you can no longer see white. Stir
in oats until well combined. Incorporate chips into
batter. |
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5 |
Drop by big rounded
Tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10- 12
minutes or until cookies are browned on the bottom. |
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6 |
Cool cookies on wire
rack or on a plate for at least 10 minutes before
eating. |
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Yield: About 3 dozen
good- sized cookies |
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