Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Steps

1. 1Preheat oven to 325° F and combine butter and sugars. Beat well until fluffy.
2. 2Add eggs, one at a time, and mix just until combined.
3. 3Add vanilla, salt, and oats and mix lightly.
4. 4Sift (or whisk) the flour, and baking soda together so there are no lumps. Add the dry ingredients to the dough and mix gently but don’t overmix.
5. 5Add the chocolate chips (and nuts if using) and fold them in.
6. 6Scoop dough out using 1/4 cup measuring cups, and roll into balls. Lay six dough balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. 7Bake for 10 minutes or just until edges are set. Do not overbake! Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
8. 8Very important and extremely controversial: for optimal chewiness, let cookies cool completely! If you’re less into chewiness and more into doughiness, then disregard my advice. But as the self-proclaimed president of the chewy-cookie-fan club, let them cool and the texture will only get better!