Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Eating chocolate chip cookies is one thing but eating chocolate chip OATMEAL cookies makes it healthier, right? Right.

These cookies not just have oatmeal in them, but they also have almond flour in them. They bake up soft and chewy. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. set aside. In another large bowl, using a stand mixer or hand held mixer, cream together butter and both sugars until smooth, light and fluffy. Then, beat in one egg at a time. Next, combine the flour mix into the creamed butter and egg mixture just until blended. Gently fold in almond flour, oats and chocolate chips so as to not break the chips.

Using a 2 tablespoon measure to help with conformity, roll little balls of dough with your hands and drop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet about 1 1/2" apart. 

Bake for 12 minutes in the oven. Bake 1-2 minutes for crispier cookies. Allow cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Enjoy!