Chocolate Oatmeal Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
4. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix in the oats and chocolate chips.
5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
7. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Interesting Facts

• Oatmeal cookies are said to have originated in Scotland in the 19th century.
• Chocolate chip cookies were invented by accident in 1938 by American chef Ruth Graves Wakefield.
• Cookies are a popular snack food around the world.