Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats, regular or quick
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
First: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put rolled oats in blender or food processor and process until finely ground. Combine ground oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl.
Then: In another bowl, cream butter and sugars together with an electric mixer. Add vanilla, lemon juice and eggs and beat until fluffy.
Next: Stir the flour mixture into egg mixture until blended. Fold in the chocolate chips. Use a spoon to help scoop round balls and place 2 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets.
Finally: Bake about 11-14 minutes.
These were so delicious I forgot to take a picture before serving them. I think it's the oats and cinnamon together. Maybe the lemon juice? I have made these twice and the first time I put the oats through the food processor to make a fine powder out of it. The second time I left them whole. This changes the texture of the cookie for sure and mildly changed the taste of it. It somehow was less oat-y tasting when the oats were powdered.
The only weird thing I experienced was that they didn't flatten as much as I expected. They turned out kind of thick and puffy. So look out for that when rolling your cookies. You may want to flatten them with a fork or your thumb just a little before baking. Any advice about how to avoid this? I like my cookies less cake like generally. Have you ever tried chocolate chip cookies with cinnamon? With lemon juice? Give these a try and tell us what you think!