Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Because of the large quantity of leftovers in our fridge, I decided to skip meal prep this week and forage for food after work from what we already have. But this morning I woke up with a craving for cookies, so with mom gone for the rest of the week, I thought I would make a small batch of oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies. 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies 

Yield: about 12 

1 stick of butter - softened 

1/2 cup brown sugar 

1/4 cup granulated sugar 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1 egg 

1 cup flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

1 1/12 cups oats 

1 cup chocolate chunks 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, set aside. In a stand mixer, mix together the butter and sugars till light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture and stir till combined. Finally add the oats and chocolate chunks. Place small spoonfuls of dough onto two cookie sheets and bake for about 10 -12 minutes. Let cool and store in an air tight container. 

So far this summer hasn't been nearly as hot as it normally is, which is nice because it leaves more of an opportunity to cook things without feeling like you are making the house ten times hotter than it already is. There is something about baking cookies like this that seem so innocent and is a relaxing way to spend my morning before work. So till next time, 

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!