Recipe of the Week: Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 ½ c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ c. oatmeal
1 bag chocolate chips

Use a mixer to mix together butter, brown sugar, vanilla and egg.  Next, add the flour, baking soda and salt, and mix with the mixer.  Use a spoon and mix in the oatmeal and chocolate chips.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.

* I made my cookies a tad bigger than usual.  I used a heaping tablespoon and it made about 24-30 cookies.  It took 9 ½ minutes for them to cook and get a little brown on the bottom.

**I have tried making these cookies without the oatmeal before and they turned out flat, crispy and were not very appetizing.  This version with the oatmeal is very tasty!