Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

By allie5jones

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 T steel-cut oats
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Butter large rimmed baking sheet. Sift fist 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffly. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture and beat until moist clumps form. Mix in oats with spatula until evenly distributed (dough will be very firm). Add chocolate chips and knead gently to blend.
Using moistened palm, shape 1 generous tablespoon dough into ball. Place on prepared sheet; flatten to 2-inch round. Repeat wiht remaining dough, spacing rounds about 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies until center is slightly firm and top is cracked, about 14 minutes. Cool on sheet.

*Sandwich a scoop of ice cream between two of these cookies to make an ice cream sandwich.