I'm so sorry that I've been MIA for the past few weeks. This recent wonderful shift in our weather has kept me outdoors more than usual and my lack of menu planning has me running to the grocery store almost everyday during my lunch hour, that's the time when I normally spend blogging. So how've you all been? Good, I hope! My boys are getting so big, Dominic is currently on spring break and will be starting baseball later this month. Carson is surprising us everyday with the things he chooses to eat. This weekend we had him chowing down on peppered beef jerky, it was peppered enough to even make my mouth wanting water! We also discovered that he likes kale tossed with Caesar dressing and freshly squeezed lemon juice (a little creation that my sister showed me, try it it's delish!). And if we put "chup" (ketchup) on it, he will eat just about anything!!!
Enough of my blabbering, on to the cookies! I actually made these about three weeks ago. I was very much in a baking mood and was yoyo-ing with the idea of making oatmeal cookies, chocolate chip cookies, or spice cookies. Decisions, decisions. Then BAM, I thought "duh, I'll just do all three!!" And that is how this recipe I present to you today was born. :)
These cookies are ridiculously quick and easy to throw together and they have the perfect amount of chewiness. The recipe makes about a dozen and a half cookies.
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 C all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. all spice
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 C butter; softened
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 C oatmeal
1/4 C mini chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars. Next, beat in the egg. Now add the spices and mix well. Stir in the oatmeal and the chocolate chips. Drop by the tsp. full onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container. ENJOY!
