Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy on the inside with a thin, crispy outside.
Servings: 48
Calories: 116kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 cups quick oats
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
Optional mix-ins
- raisins
- coconut
- M&M's
- mini peanut butter cups
- butterscotch chips
- white chocolate chips
- peanut butter chips
- dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Blend shortening, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, and milk together until creamy.
- Add quick oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix at low speed just until blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Optional: We sometimes add different extras to the cookie base, milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and toasted coconut are all very yummy.
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Notes
Optional Cookie Add Ins
- Raisins
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Butterscotch Chips
- Dark Chocolate Chips
- Coconut
- M&Ms
- Mini Peanut Butter Cups
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Diced Dried Fruit
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg