Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 0.75 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 0.5 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1.75 cup Oats
- 0.5 cup Pecans
- 0.5 cup Semisweet Chocolate
- 0.5 cup Olive Oil
- 0.25 cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In a big bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, walnuts and chocolate pieces.
- Add oil, water and vanilla.
- Mix to blend well.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, about 2-inches apart since cookies will spread while baking.
- Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes for each baking sheet until lightly browned.
- Let cookies stand for about 1 minute.
- Loosen edges and carefully remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
- Tips: You may substitute raisins for chocolate pieces, if desired.
- Microwave Directions:.
- Drop onto microsafe baking dish or sheet, at least 2-inches apart and along outer part of sheet.
- Cookies will spread.
- Microwave at HIGH power for about 1 1/2 minutes until cookies have spread out on the sheet.
- Let cookies stand for about 1 or 1 1/2 minutes before removing from baking sheet or dish.
- Remember cookies will not get as crispy as in the regular oven but they are still very good with the chocolate pieces melted in the center.
