Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies

Today, I studied some more.

Started reading The Wonderful Wizard of OZ

I Worked Out:

Level One of Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred

and... 

Monday of The Last Chance Workout

 

 and... 

a 10 minute run.

After all of that I knew I needed cookies.

So, I made...

Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 1 cup dark brown sugar 
• 1 cup granulated sugar 
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats 
• 1 & 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees 
• Cover baking sheet in parchment paper 
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside 
• Cream together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes 
• Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each 
• Mix in vanilla
• With a wooden spoon slowly mix in flour mixture in three parts until combined 
• Mix in oats and chocolate 
• Roll two heaping tablespoons of batter per cookie into balls and place on baking sheet covered in parchment paper

• Bake until cookie edges are just turning golden brown about 12 to 14 minutes 
• Cool or about 2 minutes on the baking sheet 
• Then transfer to a cooling rack for a half an hour 
• Enjoy