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Wild and Crazy Oatmeal- Chip Cookies

 

These cookies remain thick and tender, not flat and crispy...
 

3 sticks 

 

butter, at room temperature

 

1 cup 

 

light brown sugar

 

½ cup 

 

granulated sugar

 

2 large 

 

eggs

 

1½ tsp 

 

vanilla extract

 

2 cups 

 

all-purpose flour

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

1 tsp 

 

baking soda

 

½ tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

½ tsp 

 

ground nutmeg

 

4½ cups 

 

Old Fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking oats)

 

2 cups 

 

chips (semisweet, peanut butter, white chocolate- your preference)

 

 

1

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper (or grease cookie sheets).

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.

3

Set mixer aside and stir in vanilla with a spoon or rubber spatula.

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.

5

Drop by big rounded Tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10- 12 minutes or until cookies are browned on the bottom.

6

Cool cookies on wire rack or on a plate for at least 10 minutes before eating.

 

Yield: About 3 dozen good- sized cookies

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