Chocolate Chip with Oats Cookies

I have a very bad habit, I like to buy and buy baking ingredient and left it in the fridge and cabinet after using once or twice. Recently I realise that my oven and ingredient have been ignored, so I do a checking on the expiry date of the product than knew that I cannot keep any longer, the ingredient is going to said goodbye soon.

So of course not to waste, I look for recipe that can fully utilise my soon expiry ingredient. I found this awesome recipe from Happyhomebaking. I think this is the best oats cookies I have even make. It doesn't taste awful at all, as many people cannot accept oats due to the tasteless and dry texture. Chocolate play a very important role for this recipe, the combination of the chocolate with oats make the cookies taste sweet but not overly sweet and pair with the chunky of walnuts, perfect!

 

This is a must try recipe and I will keep this "must" re-bake again in my list. Thanks to happyhomebaking for sharing shall a awesome recipe. ^^

 

*Recipe source:

http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.sg/2010/05/can-you-bake-me-some-cookies.html

 

Ingredient:

·         90g butter, softened at room temperature

·         25g caster sugar

·         25g brown sugar

·         1 egg (weights about 60g with shell), lightly beaten

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

·         ¼ teaspoon salt

·         100g plain flour

·         100g oatmeal or roll oats

·         50g walnuts, chopped

·         60g mini chocolate chips

 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
2. With a manual whisk, cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture turns pale and fluffy.
3. Dribble in the egg gradually. Mix well after each addition. Add in salt and vanilla extract, mix to incorporate into the batter.
4. Sift the flour over the batter, fold in with a spatula.
5. Add oatmeal, walnuts and mini chocolate chips. Mix well with the spatula.
6. Drop tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray. Leave some space between the cookies to allow for spreading.
7. Bake for 8~10 mins or until golden. If necessary, rotate the baking tray halfway through the cooking time to ensure even browning.Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in air-tight containers.