Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie

• Ingredients:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled (old-fashioned) oats
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnut ( optional)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature OR make it 1/2 stick and melt the butter
• 1/2 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.

In a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oats, and walnut together with a whisk or fork.

In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together for 30 seconds until blended. Beat in the egg until smooth and barely fluffy. With mixer running on medium high add vanilla until incorporated. Turn the mixer down to its lowest setting and gradually add the flour-oatmeal mixture. Blend just to combine, then mix in the chocolate chips.

Drop walnut-sized balls of dough onto a nonstick or parchment-lined cookie sheet at 3-inch intervals. With moistened fingers, flatten and round out the cookies a little. Bake for 9 minutes, turning the pan once for even baking. The cookies are done when they are lightly browned on top. Set the cookie sheets on a rack to cool.