A rich dark oatmeal cookie gets amazing flavor from the molasses in the brown sugar.
Author: Gravel & Dine
Recipe type: Cookies & Bars
Ingredients
1 c butter, softened
2 c dark brown sugar, packed
2 t vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1-1/2 c flour
1 t salt
½ t baking soda
3 c quick cooking 1 minute oats
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Cream the brown sugar and butter in a kitchen aid mixer (or use a hand-mixer if that’s all you have) until it turns lighter in color and is fluffy, 3-5 minutes.
Beat in the vanilla and the eggs. Scraping the bowl as you go.
Mix together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add it to the creamed mixture in a couple batches, making sure to start beating on low.
Mix in the oats just until combined.
Drop by tablespoons (I use a roughly tablespooned size cookie scoop) onto a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake until dark brown. For a chewy cookie about 12 minutes. For a crisper cookie bake about 15-17 minutes.
Cook for a minute or two on the pan and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Stir in a tightly covered container (unless you’re my dad, then slightly crack open the container lid when no one is looking so they get even crisper).
Recipe by Gravel & Dine at https://gravelanddine.com/pioneer-womans-brown-sugar-oatmeal-cookies/