Description
Hearty chocolate chip oatmeal cookies blend rustic comfort with sweet indulgence, promising rich layers of homemade warmth. Nutty oats and melted chocolate create a perfect companion for afternoon tea or midnight cravings, inviting you to savor each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (2 sticks/226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional but delicious)
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange parchment paper on baking sheets.
- Creaming: Blend butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until airy and voluminous, creating a smooth, pale mixture.
- Wet Ingredients Integration: Incorporate eggs and vanilla, whisking until the mixture becomes uniform and glossy.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together, then gradually fold into the wet mixture, ensuring thorough and even incorporation.
- Final Mixing: Gently fold oats, chocolate chips, and nuts into the dough, distributing ingredients evenly throughout the mixture.
- Portioning and Baking: Scoop rounded portions onto prepared sheets, leaving space between each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden and centers appear just set, avoiding over-browning.
- Cooling Process: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling, enabling them to firm up and develop optimal texture.
Notes
- Take butter out of the refrigerator 30-45 minutes before baking to achieve the perfect creamy texture for mixing.
- Lightly spoon and level oats to prevent dense, dry cookies that can ruin the chewy texture.
- Gently fold chocolate chips to prevent breaking them and ensure even spread throughout the cookie dough.
- Remove cookies when edges are golden but centers look slightly underdone, as they’ll continue cooking on the hot baking sheet and maintain a deliciously soft interior.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg