Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Do you think people add oatmeal to cookies to fool themselves into thinking they are eating something healthy? These oatmeal cookies were good; but I did misread the portions and may have put in a LOT of oatmeal, and perhaps too much salt… (I am a rule-follower’s nightmare; always getting away with not measuring, or only using 1 measuring cup for all measurements) All this aside, I would make them again, even with lots of oatmeal.

At this time of year, this was easier to come by in our house than a package of chocolate chips :)
At this time of year, this was easier to come by in our house than a package of chocolate chips 🙂

They are soft cookies, not chewy, that harden up a bit with time. My husband was smothering them with peanut butter and downing them in 2’s, like sandwiches!

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Grandma’s recipe cards don’t often have instructions for cookies. I follow the basic rules of butter/sugar blend, then wet ingredients, followed by dry. This method hasn’t let me down yet, as I haven’t had to re-make any of Grandma’s English recipes.

Here is Grandma’s recipe card:

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And please use the link at the bottom to print JUST the recipe below:

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups (12 oz package) Chocolate Chips
  • 1 1/4 cup quick oats
  1. Beat margarine and sugar together until fluffy.  Add eggs & vanilla.
  2. Stir dry ingredients separately (or loosely mix on top of wet ingredients) and add to margarine/sugar mixture.
  3. Quickly mix in chocolate chips and oatmeal at the end.
  4. Drop by Tablespoon full onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake at 375 for 12 – 14 minutes.  Makes about 4 dozen.
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