Chocolate Chip Oaties (Cookies)

From a British cookbook of all chocolate recipes. Yum! The original recipe called for half semi-sweet and half milk chocolate. I don't usually keep milk chocolate on hand so use all semi-sweet and I don't think I'll ever try them with milk chocolate - the richness of the semi-sweet is so good. A mixture of chocolate chunks and chips is a nice variation instead of just chips.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 22 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  egg
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup rolled oats (quick-cook or old-fashioned)
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 12  ounces  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Beat butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg, then milk and vanilla until well blended.
4. Add oats and mix, then add flour, cocoa and baking powder. Mix until everything is well blended.
5. Stir in chocolate.
6. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper (or grease lightly).
7. Scoop out dough in large gobs (about 1 1/4-1 3/8 oz each) and flatten slightly with a fork (dip fork in flour to prevent sticking).
8. Bake for 15 minutes or until cookies are slightly risen and firm.
9. Let cool on baking sheets for a few minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.