Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hi everyone! Ashley and I have been super busy this summer. Ashley has moved and gotten a dog! I have gone back to school! There's a lot going on these days, but in case you haven't noticed based on all my previous posts involving chocolate, I'm never too busy to make cookies.

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. 

Link to the original recipe.

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!