Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Freezer Cookies

Kevin and I have lost a ton of weight over the past 2 years.  Well, maybe not a whole ton, but between the two of us, we have lost a small child.  Well, ok, maybe a larger, older child.  We are not there yet, but we are proud of ourselves and our progress thus far.  It is true, every step in a forward direction does encourage us to keep moving forward in our mid-life efforts to get in shape after years of over indulging.

We are trying to eat healthier, however, that does not mean we don't crave carbs and, dare I say it, SWEETS!  Yes, sweets!!!!  Anything with sugar in it!!  Problem is we don't want a whole pie, just a small taste.    Often I will foist half of some creation upon our Beti, without whose help I would have no time to play around in the kitchen.   She happily takes whatever it is home to share with her family.  Problem is that she is here on Tuesdays and Thursdays and we have time to do our baking on Saturday and Sunday so she is not always getting the freshest representation of our talents, and sometimes a thing just needs to be consumed within a day or 2.  Half batch, you say?  Sometimes that is still too much.

Enter the freezer cookie.   In just a few minutes, we can have fresh baked cookie goodness whenever we want.  I may actually buy a toaster oven just for these little gems of goodness.




Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Freezer Cookies

Everything you need to make these is right here, except for the cinnamon and allspice.

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup butter @ room temperature

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups regular rolled oats

1 1/2  cups chocolate chips

Whisk dry ingredients, including the spices in a medium bowl and set aside.

Put both sugars and the butter  into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on high speed until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, and vanilla and beating until blended, scraping down as needed.  Reduce speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just until combined.  Add rolled oats and chocolate chips, again, mixing until just combined.

Looks yummy already

Tear 2 long sheets of wax paper and divide the whole mess between the two.  Do your best to form into long rolls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.  

Mine look more square than round, but by this point, it was 90F in my kitchen and the dough was starting to "melt".  hahaha

Wrap well in plastic and freeze overnight or up to 1 month.

You should end up with 2 rolls, each about 12" long.  

On baking day, preheat your oven to 350F, unwrap dough and cut into  rounds about 1/2 " thick.

This is the best part.  you can cut as many cookies as you would like and just pop the rest of the frozen round back in the freezer for another day.

  Place the frozen rounds 2" apart on a silpat or parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake 15 - 18 minutes, until edges are golden brown.

15 minutes to cookie goodness!

Let them cool a bit before eating them!  You can put them on a wire rack to cool, but it's ok if you skip that and just let them cool in the pan.

Freshly baked cookies!