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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• About 1/2 pound chocolate
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375 F.
2. Cut the bars into pea-sized pieces to get 1 1/2 cups.
3. Use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugars in a bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Crack the eggs, add them one at a time, and beat until well blended.
5. Mix the flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl.
6. Alternating with the milk, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing on low.
7. Stir in the chocolate and vanilla.
8. Drop tablespoon-sized mounds of dough 3 inches apart in rows and columns on ungreased baking sheets.
9. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
10. Cool for 2 minutes on the sheets before using a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to racks to finish cooling.
11. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for no more than a day or two.

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