Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Simple chocolate chips, all mixed by hand and ready to bake in less than 10 minutes. :) Your kids will not only enjoy eating them but will love to help you make them as well!
Ingredients
- DRY INGREDIENTS:
- 1 c. old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. chocolate chips (I sometimes also use only 1/2 cup of chocolate and add 1/2 cup peanut butter chips)
- 1 c. coarsely broken nutmeats
- 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- LIQUID INGREDIENTS:
- 1 stick butter">butter or good butter">butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 med. sized egg
- 1 tbsp. Half and Half (or milk)
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 2. Soften butter at room temperature (or in microwave) until very soft, but not melted.
- 3. Measure and place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, starting with the dry ingredients and finishing with the liquid ingredients on top.
- 4. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until dry ingredients are all completely moistened.
- 5. For easier handling, dough may be chilled for 20 minutes prior to shaping, but this is not necessary.
- 6. Form into walnut-sized balls (approximately 1 heaping tablespoon).
- 7. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- 8. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes on top rack of oven.
- 9. Remove immediately from oven and place sheet on wire rack.
- 10. After 5 minutes, remove cookies from sheet with metal spatula and place directly on wire racks to finish cooling.
- Cookies will be very soft when hot. They will break if removed from sheet immediately. Do not bake until firm or they will be hard when cooled.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 40g | |
| Recipe makes 20 servings | |
| Calories 181 | |
| Calories from Fat 76 | 42% |
| Total Fat 8.62g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat 4.7g | 19% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium 167mg | 7% |
| Potassium 86mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 23.81g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.1g | 4% |
| Sugars 15.18g | 10% |
| Protein 2.56g | 4% |
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