Triple Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

When I discovered that my giant tin of oatmeal was expiring on New Year's Eve, the first thing I thought to make was oatmeal cookies. Not with raisins, which I hate, but with chocolate chips. I found a recipe and I was all set to start baking, when I realized that I had no chocolate chips. Luckily, my family has a lot of chocolate around the house leftover from Christmas (and also because we lovveeee chocolate), so I decided to get creative. I chopped up three kinds of chocolate: Hershey's kisses, a Ghirardelli semisweet baking bar, and a Trader Joe's Belgian dark chocolate bar. The cookies turned out amazingly. They are LOADED with chocolate, and of course are best straight out of the oven.

Seeing as this is my last post this year, I just wanted to say happy New Year to everyone! I can't wait for all the new recipes that 2014 will bring.

Triple Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Makes about 36 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 t vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

3 cups uncooked oatmeal

1/2 cup chopped milk chocolate

1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate

1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate

Instructions

1. Beat together butter and sugars until well combined. Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
2. In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt, and then add to wet ingredients in 2 batches, mixing until just combined before adding the next batch. Add oats and chocolate then mix until just combined.
3. Drop 2 tablespoons worth of dough onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper then flatten slightly and bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and set on top. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
4. Eat.

Source: Iowa Girl Eats