Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies

My Brother in law turned 40 last weekend...my sister threw him a party!

picture collage idea from Martha Stewart

didn't want him to forget he was turning the big 4 0

I made lemon bars

I also made healthy cookies...they don't taste healthy!

loaded with oats and oat bran!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

recipe adapted from Heidi Swanson

2 3/4 cups of rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup of whole wheat flour
2/3 cup oat bran (you can also use wheat bran or wheat germ)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups of light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped and shaved into chunks

Preheat the oven to 350F 

In a medium bowl combine the oats, flour, oat bran, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 

In another bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar for 3+ minutes, scraping down sides a few times. Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.  

Add the dry ingredients, and stir until everything barely comes together. 

Stir in the chocolate, mixing until it is evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Scoop the dough and arrange each cookie at least 3-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Rotate the pans once about 2/3 the way through baking - back to front, top to bottom. Bake the cookies about 10-12 minutes (cookie will be chewy).  If you want a crispier cookie bake until deeply golden on the edges.