Because these are my favorite cookies - and I, unfortunately, cannot bake all of you a batch - I'm sharing the recipe here. Enjoy!
Chocolate-Chip Cookies
3 sticks of butter (softened)
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 ¼ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups oatmeal (blended to the consistency of flour)
2 ¼ cups white flour
Chocolate chips
Start by mixing the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs,
vanilla, baking soda and salt. Next blend the oatmeal—I do this in our blender—until
it’s the consistency of flour. Mix the blended oatmeal and the white flour with
everything else. When the dough clumps together,
it’s ready. The key to the right consistency of dough—and therefore to
fantastic cookies—is the white flour. If the dough still seems wet or sticky,
add another ¼ cup of flour until the dough doesn't stick to your fingers (too little flour=flat cookies; too much flour=clumpier cookies). Add
chocolate chips next—I typically put in half a bag.
Form the dough into balls to place on a cookie sheet. Cook
at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are turning
golden brown. The cookies won’t necessarily look done, but once they have that slightly
golden brown top, pull them out and set them on top of the oven to cool for
another few minutes.
