MIYM – PERFECT OATMEAL COOKIES

Now I am a huge lover of oatmeal cookies. I have followed instructions on the package and was never happy. For years I have never been able to make them the way you find them in the store. Which for someone trying to get away from chemicals, and waste was a bummer. I ended up only getting them on occasion which, well if you enjoy a good oatmeal cookie is a sad, sad thing.

However, I have reached the light at the end of the tunnel! I have finally (angels sing) made the perfect oatmeal cookies. Crispy edges, moist and chewy middle, perfectly cooked! There are a couple tricks that help this cookie big time.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups Oats (steel cut, old-fashioned, quick oats)

1 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour

½ cup White Sugar

1 cup (packed) Brown Sugar

1 tsp Salt

½ tsp Baking Soda

3 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 Eggs

1 cup (2 sticks) Softened Butter

1 cup Chocolate Chips/Butterscotch Chips/Raisins

2 tsp Cinnamon (only for Raisin Cookies)

DIRECTIONS

Do not pre-heat the oven just yet. Here is trick #1 – Quick Oats are better. The reason? They cook and absorb the wet ingredients better. However you don't need to buy them if you don't already keep it on stock. Take 3 cups of your oats (in 1 cup increments) and grind them in a food processor. Do not grind to a powder just a rough chop. You will see they are mostly broken up and looks similar to quick oats.

Mix all your dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl mix your butter, eggs and vanilla. Then combine your wet with dry.
If you are using the 3 different add-ins separate your dough into 3 different bowls. Add your chips and raisins (+ cinnamon) to your 3 different bowls of dough.
Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
Grab some dough and roll into a ball. Size is up to you. I choose a golf ball sized ball of dough.
Now here is trick #2 – Put the baking sheets into the refrigeration for 15-20 mins. You can do this with the others just place them on a plate. Keep them in the fridge while the others bake.
5 mins before you pull the dough out of the fridge, pre-heat the oven to 325. Bake for about 10-15 mins based on thickness of cookies. Remove cookies when they are slightly golden.
Voila! Yummy, crispy and chewy cookies! Enjoy!