Soft and Delicious

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

allrecipes.com (revised)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cups quick-cooking oats 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.	Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2.	In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. With a spoon, stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Stir in the quick oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips. **Drop by heaping spoonfuls (mine were rather large scoops and cooked perfectly) onto ungreased baking sheets.
3.	Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes (don't skip this step) before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

**chill the mix for 2 hours prior to baking and the cookies won't spread.

These were chewy, soft, and perfect with a glass of milk. I usually put nuts in everything, but didn't have any and found I actually really enjoyed the soft cookie with chocolate and no nuts. We kept these for about a week in a Ziplock bag and they stayed soft and chewy up until the moment they disappeared.