Shelly's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (softened 2-3 min. at power level 2 in microwave) or 1 cup margarine (softened 2-3 min. at power level 2 in microwave)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup oatmeal (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cream together butter/margarine and both sugars.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and mix well. (if mixture is too sticky, add more flour to make into a roll-able consistency.).
• 4 roll into slightly flattened balls and place onto an ugreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake 6-7 minutes.
• 6 let cookies cool for several minutes before removing onto cookie rack.