Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

I haven’t posted a cookie recipe lately because it seems like my family is always requesting the same old chocolate chip cookies week after week after week.   I thought it was about time I broke them of their staid and complacent attitudes.  This Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie recipe did the trick and it passed their stringent scrutiny with flying colors.  Whew!

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup margarine (I used butter)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease cookie sheets.  Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar and white sugar.  Beat in the eggs and vanilla.  Stir in the dry ingredients using a wooden spoon.  Mix in the oats and chocolate chips.  Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.   Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Source:  Allrecipes

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