Cookies you will not want to give away.

I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. However, a lot of the recipes i have been using left me with nasty crunchy, hard, burnt edged cookies. I hate that! Such a waste of chocolate. We had Chef At Home playing on the tv the other day. I do enjoy watching him cook, everything looks like it would be tasty. He made these cookies and PROMISED me chewy results. *Rolls up sleeves*

Alright, so they were good fantastic. Chewy, lots of chocolate bits and buttery. Want the recipe? Ok, I'll share, but please drop some off when you make them.

Ingredients:
* 1 stick butter (about 1/2 a cup for those of you who hate to figure that out.)
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 tablespoon molasses (DO IT. It makes the recipe. Then you store the rest of the container in your cupboard. Not the fridge. Molasses helps to brown the cookie quicker so its not as dried out.)
* 1 cup flour
* 1 cup oats
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon vanilla
* 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.

2. Cream the butter, sugar and molasses together in a stand mixer. Beat until well combined and ‘creamy’. If you don’t have a stand mixer beat vigorously by hand in a large mixing bowl. Meanwhile whisk the flour, oats, salt, baking powder and salt together in a separate bowl.

3. Add the egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and continue beating until well combined. Scrape down the bowl and gradually add the flour mix, beating just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand. You may try using ground oats if you prefer a smoother cookie texture.

4. Using a tablespoon scoop out a ball of the dough and drop onto a lightly greased cookie tray.
Flatten slightly. Repeat leaving lots of room in between the balls for the cookies to expand. Bake for twelve to fifteen minutes. Cool for two minutes then remove from the tray and try to eat only one!