{"id":33,"date":"2006-02-20T23:39:33","date_gmt":"2006-02-20T23:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.95.25.178\/recipes\/2006\/02\/dr_ts_oatmeal_chocolate_chip_cookies\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T20:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:18:50","slug":"dr_ts_oatmeal_chocolate_chip_cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golding.ca\/recipes\/2006\/02\/dr_ts_oatmeal_chocolate_chip_cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. T’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. T. is a fan of big cookies. He used to get them at work all the time, but decided to try making them himself. He started with a recipe I got from Dina ages ago, and riffed on the original to produce the following.<\/p>\n

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Dr. T\u2019s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/h2>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Dessert, Snacks<\/span><\/div>
Keyword: <\/span>Baking, Cookies<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>24<\/span> cookies<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Equipment<\/h3>
  • Stand Mixer<\/div><\/li>
  • Oven<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n

    Ingredients<\/h3>
    • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> vegetable shortening<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> egg<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/8<\/span> cup<\/span> soft butter<\/span><\/li>
    • 3\/4<\/span> cup<\/span> brown sugar<\/span> packed<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/2<\/span> cup<\/span> white sugar<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> vanilla<\/span><\/li>
    • 1-1\/2<\/span> cup<\/span> flour<\/span> (we now use gluten free all-purpose flour which works just fine)<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> baking soda<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> cinnamon<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/4<\/span> tsp<\/span> nutmeg<\/span><\/li>
    • 3<\/span> cups<\/span> rolled oats<\/span> scant<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> semi-sweet or dark premium chocolate chips<\/span> *<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

      Instructions<\/h3>
      • Preheat oven to 375 F (Dr. T recommends 365 F convection if you\u2019ve got it).<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Cream together the shortening, butter and sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla until creamy. If you are using a stand mixer you don't have to wait to put in the eggs and vanilla.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except the oats and chocolate chips. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Gradually add the dry mix to the shortening mix, beating well. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Spoon in large dollops onto two big, non-stick cookie sheets. As suggested by Pat in the comments, I use an ice cream scoop. Squash the dollops into rounds. I use my clean hands but if you want to use a utensil you might need to grease it. Let me know how it goes!<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Bake about 8 minutes if you\u2019re using convection, about 10-12 regular. If you are using convection you can bake both at the same time.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Put the cookie sheets on the cool stovetop or wire stands to cool for a few minutes until you can transfer the cookies to plates for further cooling without breaking.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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        Notes<\/h3>
        Once I had no table salt available and used kosher salt. It made a nice change, giving the cookies a sort of crunchy zing<\/span>
        <\/div>\n*although many oatmeal cookie recipes list chocolate chips as optional or include raisins as an alternative, Dr. T. is pretty adamant that the chips are\u00a0<\/i>not\u00a0optional, and raisins are right out.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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