These are about as good as cookies get, so make several batches and watch them disappear fast.
C 15 minutes preparation plus
? chilling, 10-12 minutes baking
per batch
Makes 4 dozen cookies
1½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
½ cup firmly packed light brown
sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 Mix together flour, baking
soda, and cinnamon.
2 Beat together butter, brown
sugar, and granulated sugar at
medium speed until light and
fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
3 At low speed, beat in flour
mixture until blended. Fold
in oats and chocolate chips.
Cover with plastic wrap; chill for
1 hour.
4 Preheat oven to 350° F.
Grease 2 baking sheets.
5 Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place cookies, 2 inches apart,
on prepared baking sheets.
Flatten each cookie slightly.
6 Bake cookies until lightly
browned around edges, 10 to
12 minutes. Transfer baking
sheets to wire racks to cool
slightly. Transfer cookies to
racks to cool completely.
1 I Baking Tips I
Make dough ahead of time and
freeze it. Later, use defrosted
dough to make homemade
cookies in minutes.