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Mom’s Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

by on May 31, 2010 in Cookies, Desserts May 31, 2010 CookiesDesserts
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The cookies always garner great reviews. They come out moist and soft, and stay that way for several days as long as you store them in an airtight container or cover them with plastic wrap. This recipe makes quite a few cookies, so I recommend taking them to work or a potluck or you might be tempted to eat them all yourself.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Shortening Or Softened Butter
  • ¾ cups Brown Sugar
  • ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 cups Rolled (old Fashioned) Oats
  • 2 cups Chocolate Chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream together butter (or shortening), brown sugar, and granulated sugar.

Add eggs and mix.

Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix until combined.

Add oats and mix until combined.

Add chocolate chips (see note below) and mix until combined.

Spoon heaping teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Notes:

You can substitute any number of mix-ins here: raisins, dried cranberries, chopped nuts, coconut, etc. One of my favorite combos is half chocolate chips, half dried cranberries.

I typically refrigerate the dough for a bit before spooning onto the cookie sheet to help prevent the cookies from spreading too much. This might not be necessary, but it’s how I’ve always done it. I normally return the dough to the fridge between sheets.

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morgaine28 on 7.6.2010

Thanks for the reviews!

As I stated in the recipe, the refrigeration might not be necessary…the original recipe called for 1/2 c. less flour, and my cookies ran like crazy. So I added more flour to the recipe and refrigerated the dough to be on the safe side. I’ve just done it that way since because it worked.

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DEBBIE on 2.19.2013

I have to say these are the ABSOLUTE BEST chocolate chip oatmeal cookies I ever had. OMG!!! SO SO GOOD and Chewy and every bite is filled with chocolate chips. The cinnamon adds just the right kick to this cookie. My search for the perfect oatmeal chocolate chip cookie is over. I used shortening instead of butter and I believe that’s what made a BIG DIFFERENCE in the flavor of the cookie :D

Thanks for a yummy cookie.

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christinem on 9.23.2010

These came out PERFECT! My only change was to make them a little bigger – used my cookie scoop, so each cookie was about 1 1/2 tbsp of dough and bake for 12 minutes, resulting in cookies about 4″ across. Great flavor and perfect chewy/soft/slightly crisp texture. Thanks!

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mamabean5 on 7.26.2010

Delicious recipe! I added 1 cup dark raisins and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Mine did not spread out–they were nicely shaped, and soft and chewy. They were just the way I like them! Wonderful flavor. Only made 36 though, so that’s not a ‘large quantity’ in my book. Will definitely keep this recipe!

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Sandy in KY on 6.29.2010

Very tasty! I added Craisins to half the dough, which turned out awesome. However, my cookies didn’t spread at all– I actually had to smoosh them to get them to not look like the scoop. I kept them in the refrigerator until after I saw that the first batch didn’t spread, but left it on the counter after that. Didn’t seem to make any difference. Overall, a great oatmeal chip recipe!

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brittny on 6.20.2010

perfect!

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