Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have decided to actually write out my edits to the recipe "Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies" from allrecipes.com - one that I've had an old print out of for years now.  Here is my version.  These are great for hiking - they're like granola bars and cookies at the same time!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Adapted from AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened (or substitute ½ cup peanut butter + ½ cup butter)

½ cup brown sugar (packed)

½ cup white sugar (or a little less)

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour

¼ cup white flour

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 ½ cups oats

1 cup chopped nuts/seeds of your choice

1 cup chocolate chips

½ cup raisins (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 F (165 C)
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.
3. Lightly beat in the eggs, 1 at a time (use low speed, don’t overbeat).
4. Stir in vanilla.
5. Sift together and combine the flours, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
6. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir gently until just blended.
7. Mix in the oats, nuts, chocolate chips, and raisins.
8. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased baking sheet – flatten cookies slightly for more even cooking.
9. Bake for ~12 minutes in the preheated oven. They probably won't look quite done when it's time to take them out, but the centres won't look gooey either.
10. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. 

** Extra batter can be frozen in rolls wrapped in wax paper so you can simply slice off and bake cookies for fresh, warm, cookie goodness anytime! **