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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Delight!

Last night, the girls and I decided it was time to make cookies … So, we pulled out the trusty Kitchenaid
and got to work! Although the cookies were good, I was afraid we'd have
no dough left for baking them as the girls were avid cookie dough
eaters and had taken out quite a bit of dough before the first batch
was even in the oven!! (recipe follows)

This recipe is from a 1950's Betty Crocker cookbook (Yes, my favorite
with the entire chapter devoted to frosting!) with a few Hollie-mods
(namely the chocolate chips and some instruction tweaks!).

• 1/4 C sugar
• 
  6 T butter
• 
  1/4 C light molasses
• 
  2 eggs
• 
  1 3/4 flour
• 
  1 tsp cinnamon
• 
  1 tsp salt
• 
  1 tsp soda
  
• 2 C quick-cooking rolled oats
  
• 1 C chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet, and more than a cup … but any will do)
• 
  1/2 C chopped nuts (optional)
  

1. Mix all ingredients in the order listed except oats, chips and nuts until well combined.
   Stir in the remaining ingredients.
2. Drop by teaspoons on nonstick baking sheet.
   Bake 375° F until turning gold at the edges (about 11-12 minutes).

Notes:

• If you must use regular oats, let the batter sit, refrigerated, for several hours or overnight before baking.
• This recipe is very tolerant of customizations, like using a different type of baking
  chip, like white chocolate, milk chocolate or butterscotch chips, or
  increasing the amount of chocolate (I usually use a whole bag of chips,
  not a cup!)

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