Bakery Style Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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4.9
Bakery Style Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
The recipe starts by creaming softened butter with brown and white sugars until light and creamy, which forms the basis for the cookie's texture. Eggs and vanilla are incorporated to enrich the dough. Flour, rolled oats, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt are carefully folded in to avoid overmixing, preserving tenderness and preventing excessive gluten development.
Generous amounts of chocolate chips are added and the dough is shaped into sizable balls before baking at 385 degrees. The cookies bake until the edges show light golden coloring but the centers remain slightly underdone, yielding a chewy yet tender texture reminiscent of bakery cookies. For a finishing touch, extra chocolate chips pressed onto the hot cookies create a more enticing top layer.
Stored in airtight containers at room temperature, they remain fresh for a couple of days, though best on the day baked due to their oatmeal and cornstarch components. The cookies freeze well when placed in freezer-safe bags and can be thawed to room temperature before serving, making them suitable for make-ahead enjoyment.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 385 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the cubed butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes, until light and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
- Add in eggs, one at a time, and then vanilla, and mix until creamy.
- Fold in flour, rolled oats, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt and mix just until combined. Do not overmix or it will create too much gluten in the cookies.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Roll into 4-ounce, 5-ounce, or 6-ounce balls.
- Place on a light colored baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or just until the edges start to turn a light golden color and the centers are slightly underdone.
- Optional: as soon as you remove the cookies from the oven, lightly press extra chocolate chips on top of the cookies to make them look more gourmet.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days to maintain freshness and softness.
- Freezing is recommended for longer storage: place cookies in freezer-safe bags, optionally stabilizing them on a thick plate before freezing; they keep well for several months.
- Thaw frozen cookies at room temperature before serving to restore their soft texture.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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