Secret Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 process rolled oats in a food processer or blender until finly ground.
• 3 combine ground oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl.
• 4 in a second bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon juice together with electric mixer.
• 5 add eggs and beat until fluffy.
• 6 stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture, blending well.
• 7 add the chocolate chips and nuts to the dough and mix well.
• 8 using about 1/4 cup dough for each cookie, scoop round balls and place 2 1/2-inches apart on to parchment-lined baking sheet--a ice cream scoop works well.
• 9 bake until cookies are lightly browned, 16-18 minutes. (time will depend on how large you make the cookies--i actually prefer them about 1/8 cup dough per cookie and they cook in about 10 minutes).
• 10 transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 store in a zip-top container to keep them soft and chewy.