Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by ellie_

"This cookie is a bit healtier than some others but still delicious. I love putting a healthier variation out for my family that they still love -- and this one tops all. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (December 1986)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 3 dozen cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup turbinado sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten to blend
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1⁄4 cup wheat germ
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together. Stir in turbinado sugar.
3. Add eggs and vanilla and stir to combine.
4. Stir in dry ingredinents (flours - salt) until combined.
5. Stir in oatmeal and wheat germ.
6. Mix in remaining ingredients (chocolate chips and optional raisins and nuts).
7. Form dough into 3-inch balls and place onto cookie sheets.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
9. Cool on rack.

Reviews

[Nimz_]

These are excellent cookies. I love the wheat germ in them. Makes for a great texture. I used regular sugar in place of the turbinado, which worked out find. Other than that made just as directed. Just wonderful. Thanks