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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • cups flour
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • ½ t. baking soda
  • ½ t. salt
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 1 T. mollasses
  • ¼ cup milk
  • cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup other add-ins: chopped pecans, coconut, wheat germ, dried cherries, etc . . .

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add egg, sugar, melted butter, molassas, and milk to the same bowl. Combine thoroughly using a wooden spoon. Add the oats and mix well. Dough will be stiff. Fold in choclolate chips and anything else you're adding.
  • Drop heaping tablespoonsful of dough on the cookie sheet, spacing them a couple of inched apart. Bake for 13 minutes, or just until you begin to see a little browning around the edges. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container. These cookies freeze beautifully.