Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy, flavorful, fast to make, and yields 50 cookies!

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips
½ cups raisins, optional

Directions
Cream shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together with an electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and soda. Add to creamed mixture. Finally, stir in cinnamon, vanilla and chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, chill the dough. Then, roll (or scoop) into 1 ½ inch balls. Flatten the balls using your fingers onto an non-greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Yields 4 ½ dozen cookies

Tip
Have you wondered what makes one chocolate chip cookie taste better than another? Often, a dash of cinnamon or a bit of coffee will add intensity to the chocolate flavor. Give it a try!

The chocolate chips in this recipe can be substituted for m&ms, peanut butter chips, mint chocolate chips, cinnamon chips... the list is endless! Just don't forget a glass of milk!