Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe Rating:	7 Ratings5
Categories:	Cookies, Chocolate, Quick & Easy
Collections:	Christmas Cookies
Serves:	3-4 dozen
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 c	all-purpose flour
1 tsp	salt
1 c	shortening
3/4 c	brown sugar
3/4 c	white sugar
2	eggs
1 tsp	baking soda
1 tsp	hot water
12 oz	pkg. chocolate chips**
1 tsp	vanilla
2 c	old fashioned oats

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Judy Garcia

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Judy's Notes:

These can be made using the original recipe with chocolate chips, or you may substitute raisins. Often I will make and then divide my basic dough in half, and then add chocolate chips to half, raisins to half.

The cookies in the picture were made using raisins, as my husband and son like them better than the chocolate chips.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

These oatmeal cookies are both delicious and satisfying. The use of chocolate chips is a great option for those who don't care for raisins... Of course, I like to add chocolate wherever I can!

Directions

**May substitute 1 to 1 1/2 c. raisins for chocolate chips.

Put all ingredients into large bowl. Mix well with hands.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet (I use silpat sheets on mine).

Bake at 400° about 6 minutes or until very lightly browned. Do not allow to brown very much.

Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.

Comments

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linda shockley linsho

Jun 23, 2010

I will make these soon we all love choclate chip cookies so these should be a real hit with my family,thanks.

Geralyn Hoerauf archiemom

Aug 22, 2010

Very good. Might just be my oven, but I needed 7-1/2 minutes baking time. Still, chewy and moist with good flavor. I used milk chocolate chips.

Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Bea L. coffeetime

May 9, 2011

Congratulations on the blue ribbon, Judy. I'll be making these at some point so I've saved your recipe. Thanks!

Stephanie Weaver slw7833

May 21, 2011

i used dark chocolate chips and they were excellent... and with the other half i used raisins, and added a half a teaspoon of cinnamon to that half of the dough... :)