Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies make a frequent appearance at our weekly Family Home Evenings on Monday nights.  I always use wholewheat flour in this recipe and that, combined with the oats, makes these crispy, delicious morsels perfect for dunking in ice cold milk.

1 cup butter or margarine

1/5 cups sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1-1/4 cups wholewheat flour

1-1/2 cups oats

6-oz semisweet chocolate pieces

In large mixing bowl, beat butter (or margarine) on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add the sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.  Beat till combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in egg and vanilla till combined.  Then mix in flour.  Stir in oats and chocolate pieces.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons about 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.   Bake in a 375 F (190 C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till edges are firm.  Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.  Makes about 48 cookies.