Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

In school we used to go for these girls school District and All-Island Tennis Tournaments. The thing we used to look forward to the most was the amount of food we will be consuming during that week. Tennis matches were the best! Our team consisted of a bunch of really close friends who just constantly had fun. Up-to-date we still remember the silly things that we used to do at the matches and roll on the floor laughing. We didn't have superstar players but we always managed to at least bag second place. Jam and I were doubles partners, we were even on TV once because of this crazy intensely long match we played. Everyone at the tennis club knew who we were after watching that match, thus they came to watch the final match and we failed miserably at it. Whatever, we had fun anyway. 

So getting back to the food, I used to bring these massively awesome hotdogs and 'fried items'. I loved sausages, they were my thing and my team mates look forward to eating them because they were so so so good. The other favourite thing we did was buy a 600ml bottle of strawberry milk from the canteen. It was this gigantic pink bottle which finished in a few seconds because everyone just pounces at the person carrying it. And our all time favourite food at the tennis club was what they sold in the fancy gym attached to it. CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES. I have never been a fan of oatmeal for some weird reason. Always thought it was old peoples food. I was sceptical initially when everyone was buying it. The only reason we ventured in to the gym was because it was Air Conditioned and we couldn't bare the heat outside anymore. I'm glad we ventured in, because they were soo yummy. They had different flavours but the Chocolate one was my favourite. 5-6 years later I decided to make some at home. It was good. They get gooey after a day or two, initially they are a little cake-y. But it brought back fond memories. Missing and reminiscing. Good times, best food, great friends, awesome memories. Those were the days.

Your Challenge: oatmeal is healthy, so don't feel guilty.

Ready ---  Steady --- Bake!

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

(Makes 25 approx.)

INGREDIENTS: 

100 g all-purpose flour 

15g unsweetened cocoa powder 

1g ground cinnamon 

95g margarine/butter

60g brown sugar 

85g white sugar 

1 egg 

4ml vanilla extract 

85g rolled oats 

70g semisweet chocolate chips (optional) 

3g baking powder (only if using Plain Flour)

2g baking soda (only if using Plain Flour)

3g salt  (only if using Unsalted Butter)

 

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease cookie sheets. Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. 

2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients using a wooden spoon. Mix in the oats and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies. 

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Note: If you want it to be a bit more gooey than Cake-y, add a bit more butter or an egg OR reduce the amount of flour. If using plain flour, then reduce the amount of baking soda and baking powder to reduce it from fluffing up too much.

Ps: the batter tastes amazing. You have to have some raw. 

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Enjoy!

Tosakanth