Cait’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serves: 2-3 dozen cookies, depending on size

Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup butter, softened

• 1 cup light brown sugar

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• 2 eggs

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 1 ½ cup flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 2 tbsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp salt (eliminate if using salted butter)

• 1 ½ cup chocolate chips

• 2 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with electric mixer until creamy

2. Add eggs and vanilla

3. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon & salt*

4. Add chocolate chips

5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets

6. Bake for 4 minutes, rotate pan in oven, and then for another 4 minutes (8-10 minutes total)-- recommend closer to to 8 minutes than 10 if you like cookies to be chewy

7. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet