Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes

Yield: 35 cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup softened butter
1 cup light brown
sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 cups old fashion oats
1 bag of chocolate chips
vegetable oil

Materials: Big bowl, microwave safe bowl, electric mixer, rubber spatula, one or two 9x 13 cookie sheets, parchment paper, cookie scoop or tablespoon, 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup, teaspoon, tablespoon, and 1/2 teaspoon

1. Get a big bowl and smaller microwave safe bowl and get all the ingredients out. Then preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Get two sticks of the salted butter or measure out a cup of butter and put the butter into the small microwave safe bowl. Put the bowl in the microwave for 10 second increments till the butter becomes soft (NOT MELTED)
3. Put softened butter into the big bowl, as well as one cup light brown sugar, and half cup of regular sugar. Use an electric mixer to cream the sugar and butter.
4. Stop the mixer and crack two eggs into the mixture. Make sure to dispose of the eggshells and wash your hands after handling the raw eggs. Then use the electric mixer to mix the eggs in.
5.Once combined stop the mixer and add two tsp of vanilla extract. Then use the electric mixer combine.
6. Stop the mixer and time to hand mix! You won’t need the electric mixer anymore. Measure out one and one fourth cup of flour and fold the mixture from the edges of the bowl into the center till combined using a rubber spatula. (Make sure to hand fold so they don’t turn out flat)
7. Measure out one tsp salt and half tsp baking soda and fold into batter.
8. Once all the ingredients are combined you should have a little thicker than a brownie batter consistency.
9. Then add the three cups of oats to the mixture and fold with a rubber spatula
10. Once it is combined it should be a thick consistency and able to form into a ball without losing its shape if it is not thick enough add a little oatmeal ONLY IF NECESSARY
11. Then after oats are mixed in well add an entire bag of chocolate chips and fold in
12. Now get out one or two 9 x 13 cookie sheets. Line them with parchment paper or spread a little bit of vegetable oil on the bottom of the pan. If you are using a nonstick cookie sheet you do not have to line the cookie sheet.
13. Now use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to form balls and place them on a 9 x 13 cookie sheet. Place 8-10 on each tray equally spaced three to four inches apart.
14. Once the cookies are placed on the sheet put them in the oven for 12-14 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are golden brown.
15. Once they are done put the cookies on a sheet of parchment paper to cool down. Then you are finished!