Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup regular rolled oats or 1/2 cup quick oats
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cover 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 place rolled oats in food processor.
• 4 or blender and process till finely ground( if using quick oats you can skip this part).
• 5 combine the 1st 5 ingredients in mixing bowl.
• 6 in another bowl cream the butter sugars vanilla and lemon juice with your mixer.
• 7 add the eggs and beat till fluffy.
• 8 stir the flour into the "fluffy" mixture.
• 9 with wooden spoon blending well.
• 10 add the chocolate chips and nuts mix well.
• 11 using a 1/4th cup dough for each cookie.
• 12 ( i use a ice cream scoop) place 2 1/2 inches apart on your prepare baking sheets.
• 13 bake 16 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 14 cool on wire rack.
• 15 store in a tightly covered container.
• 16 to keep them soft and chewy.