These Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy on the inside with a thin, crispy outer layer. Raisins, peanut butter chips, and butterscotch chips can be substituted for the chocolate chips or added in addition.
These Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are definitely the most made cookies in our house! They are so chewy and yummy! When I was in high school we used to eat a lot of our lunches at the Shipp’s home, the home of one of my closest friends. My friend’s mom would make the best food for us but it was always a special treat when we would get these oatmeal cookies. They were kind enough to share the recipe with me and it is now a favorite in our family. My husband makes these all the time!
How to Make Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy on the inside with a thin, crispy outside.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c. shortening
- 1 1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 c. milk
- 3 cups quick oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 12 oz. chocolate chips
Optional mix-ins
- raisins
- coconut
- M&M's
- mini peanut butter cups
- butterscotch chips
- white chocolate chips
- peanut butter chips
- dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Blend shortening, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, and milk together until creamy.
- Add quick oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix at low speed just until blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls unto cookie sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
- We add different extras to the cookie base, this time we did milk chocolate chips and toasted coconut and they were really yummy. Other yummy versions:
- butterscotch chips
- mini peanut butter cups
- white chocolate chips with macadamia nuts
- raisins
- m&m's
- white chocolate and dried cranberry
- chocolate, mini marshmallows, and chopped almonds
Tasty Sensations says
is this by chance the Bill & Trudy Shipp family recipe?
would love to know!
Heidi
Tasty Sensations
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Lora says
Oh my YUM! Thanks!
PALATABLE says
Lovely cookies, looks crunchy, shall give it a try…
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Vennesa says
I just made these tonight. Thanks! I subbed butter for 1/2 cup of the shortening and I used whole wheat flour and added chocolate chips. So good! They fell apart a little because of the butter, but they were still delicious!
Jackie says
Hi
How much of the extras can you add into the dough without changing the texture of the cookies.