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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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What food conjures images of home, and gives you the overwhelming concoction of nostalgia, security, and comfort? What food can miraculously bring about so many emotions and memories? Think back to when they came right out of the oven and you would burn your mouth just to taste them. Or when you felt honored to be the one to lick the batter off the whisk. The answer is oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. If you want to relive these memories here's how.
For starters, you will have to make sure to gather your ingredients. To begin with, you will need one cup of butter that is softened, one cup of packed (pressed into the measuring cup) brown sugar, one-half cup of white sugar, two eggs, and two teaspoons vanilla extract. You will also need one and one-fourth cup of all-purpose flour, one-half teaspoon of baking soda, one teaspoon of salt, three cups of dry oats, one cup chopped walnuts (optional), and one cup of semisweet chocolate chips. It is optional to have semisweet chocolate chips,type of chocolate chip is up to you, pick based on taste. You can add as much or as little as you want for chocolate and nuts, depending on your taste. The tools that you will need are a spatula, cookie sheet, an oven, two bowls (you can choose size that you want, but …show more content…

The first thing you will want to do is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Judy Garnett claimed that this would give you time to mix the batter and the oven would be ready when you’re finished (personal communication, October 8, 2016). Begin the batter by stirring in the following things; flour, baking soda, salt, oats, and walnuts in a medium sized bowl. Next, soften the butter if it already is not. There are many ways to do this you can heat it up on the stove, or in the microwave. In the larger bowl beat together the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar; Beat the egg until it is smooth. Then, stir the chocolate chips in. Combine both bowls and mix

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