Oct
2011
Crazy Cooking Challenge Feature-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
So, last month I signed up to be part of the Crazy Cooking Challenge at Mom's Crazy Cooking. It's a "challenge", where Tina assigns a category, and as bloggers/cooks, we scour the blogosphere to find a recipe to make or adapt and blog about. I missed the Macaroni and Cheese one-but found a REALLY good recipe from looking through some of the posts-and was super excited to see the next one was chocolate chip cookies.
It wasn't as easy as I had thought! I put out a Facebook status, asking the fans of My Favorite Finds for suggestions on cookie recipes. I do have the tried and true Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from my mother in law, and our absolute FAVE from my mom-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies, but it's against the rules to use a recipe of your own. So, thanks to Sara at Save Money, Live Joyfully, I found a recipe that our family loved. It made A LOT of cookies! And, truth be told, the cookie dough is really good, too! I know that from personal tasting experience....over, and over, and over 
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from Save Money, Live Joyfully)
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup softened butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups old fashioned, rolled oats
1.5 cups dark chocolate chips (I had a coupon for Nestle Dark Chocolate Chips. Yum!)
*Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
*In your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until they are well incorporated.
*Add the flour, baking soda, and oats. Mix until a nice dough forms.
*On low speed, fold in the chocolate chips.
*Roll the dough into balls, and place on a cookie sheet.
*Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes, or until the edges are just brown.
*Cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet. Remove to a cooling rack.
I'm going to make these again, but next time I'm going to spread the dough out on the cookie sheet so they turn out more like bars. Just for fun, to see what happens.
Now, I'm on the hunt for a mashed potatoes recipe. Anyone? Ideas? I'd so appreciate any suggestions!
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Julie
October 7, 2011 at 6:58 pm (588 days ago)Delicious! Who knew there are so many way to make choc chip cookies
I would love you to check mine out, they are #5. Thanks!
The Farm Girl
Julie
October 7, 2011 at 6:58 pm (588 days ago)Delicious! Who knew there are so many way to make choc chip cookies
I would love you to check mine out, they are #5. Thanks!
The Farm Girl
BreAna {Sugar and Spice and All Things Iced}
October 7, 2011 at 8:10 pm (588 days ago)These sound yummy! I love the addition of oatmeal. I also like your suggestion to make them as bars. What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe and for stopping by my blog!!
BreAna {Sugar and Spice and All Things Iced}
October 7, 2011 at 8:10 pm (588 days ago)These sound yummy! I love the addition of oatmeal. I also like your suggestion to make them as bars. What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe and for stopping by my blog!!
Lisa~~
October 8, 2011 at 7:03 pm (587 days ago)Oatmeal and dark chocolate chips sounds like a great combo.
If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my entry, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Lisa~~
October 8, 2011 at 7:03 pm (587 days ago)Oatmeal and dark chocolate chips sounds like a great combo.
If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my entry, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Kelly
October 8, 2011 at 11:43 pm (587 days ago)I used the dark chocolate chips too, aren't they awesome! Sounds like you found a winner here. Have a great day!
-Semi Homemade Mom, #51
Kelly
October 8, 2011 at 11:43 pm (587 days ago)I used the dark chocolate chips too, aren't they awesome! Sounds like you found a winner here. Have a great day!
-Semi Homemade Mom, #51
Healthy Branscoms
October 9, 2011 at 2:42 am (587 days ago)I am going to have to do some bookmarking! These all look great!
Erin
Healthy Branscoms
October 9, 2011 at 2:42 am (587 days ago)I am going to have to do some bookmarking! These all look great!
Erin
Wende
October 9, 2011 at 1:18 pm (586 days ago)These do sound yummy!
Wende
Miz Helen
October 9, 2011 at 3:01 pm (586 days ago)Your Cookies look great! It is fun cooking with you, I am #15. Hope you are having a wonderful week end!
Miz Helen
Miz Helen
October 9, 2011 at 3:01 pm (586 days ago)Your Cookies look great! It is fun cooking with you, I am #15. Hope you are having a wonderful week end!
Miz Helen
Colie's Kitchen
October 10, 2011 at 4:31 am (586 days ago)Hi this is Nicole from Colie’s Kitchen I just discovered your blog and wanted to drop by and say hi. I am now a new follower. I would love to have you stop by Colie’s Kitchen if you get a chance. http://www.colieskitchen.com
Colie's Kitchen
October 10, 2011 at 4:31 am (586 days ago)Hi this is Nicole from Colie’s Kitchen I just discovered your blog and wanted to drop by and say hi. I am now a new follower. I would love to have you stop by Colie’s Kitchen if you get a chance. http://www.colieskitchen.com
kayla
October 10, 2011 at 6:17 pm (585 days ago)Your cookies sound fabulous!! My grandma makes some of the best chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, so I bet these are comparable!! I bet bars would turn out really tummy too! Tahnks for sharing!