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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 6
This a recipe I ran across in an old Consumers Reports magazine. Everybody loves these cookies.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups old fashioned oats
12 ounces chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, salt and baking soda, set aside.
3. Beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla until creamy.
4. Add eggs until batter is light and fluffy.
5. Gradually beat in flour mixture and rolled oats.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. Drop batter by well rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets (parchment paper lined sheets make cleanup easy).
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Cool cookies on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
10. Yield is supposed to be 7 1/2 dozen cookies.
By RecipeOfHealth.com