Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate piece
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a big bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, walnuts and chocolate pieces.
• 2 add oil, water and vanilla. mix to blend well.
• 3 drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, about 2-inches apart since cookies will spread while baking. bake at 350 for about 10 minutes for each baking sheet until lightly browned.
• 4 let cookies stand for about 1 minute. loosen edges and carefully remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
• 5 tips: you may substitute raisins for chocolate pieces, if desired.

recipe

• 6 microwave directions:.
• 7 drop onto microsafe baking dish or sheet, at least 2-inches apart and along outer part of sheet. cookies will spread.
• 8 microwave at high power for about 1 1/2 minutes until cookies have spread out on the sheet.
• 9 let cookies stand for about 1 or 1 1/2 minutes before removing from baking sheet or dish.
• 10 remember cookies will not get as crispy as in the regular oven but they are still very good with the chocolate pieces melted in the center.