I played around with a recipe SEVERAL times until I got my desired texture and here it is for YOU to enjoy! Make some tonight, a SURE crowd pleaser that won't disappoint!
Ingredients:
WET
1/2 cup Butter Softened
2/3 cup Dark Brown sugar
1 egg
1 TABLEspoon vanilla extract
DRY
3/4 cup Flour ( I use a unbleached white flour, love it!) All-purpose works great too!
3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon All-Spice
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats
3/4 cup Chocolate Chips (optional)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix wet ingredients in mixer: butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth.
3. Mix dry ingredients In a separate bowl: flour, baking soda, all-spice, cinnamon, salt, and oatmeal.
4. VERY SLOWLY add dry mixture to wet mixture in mixer. Turn your mixer to no higher than 3 and add 1/4 of dry mixture, let it get smooth, add another 1/4 of the mixture and repeat... & scrape sides.
5. Add chocolate chips and nuts then mix for one minute.
6. Place dough in refrigerator for at LEAST 30 minutes (You don't HAVE to do this, but they come out MUCH better!)
7. Drop into 1 1/2 inch balls on a cookie sheet, it should make two dozen exactly, if you are having guests over go ahead and double or triple the recipe.
8. Bake for 9 minutes exactly, take out IMMEDIATELY, let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Take off and enjoy! ** You better eat one before they are all gone...
