This is a family recipe that has been around for a long time, so I apologize, I don't know where it comes from originally.
The best memory with these cookies is actually a time they were inedible - my Mom misread the ingredients and put too much salt, and sent them to me at camp where they looked great but nobody would eat them.
Sometimes when I want an easy cookie, these beat out the regular chocolate chip. Don't leave the chocolate chips out, the cocoa powder itself doesn't lend to a chocolatey enough cookie.
Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter (I always use half margarine, half butter for texture)
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla (I usually double it or use double strength vanilla)
1 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups quick oats (although old fashioned make them chewier)
1 package (2 cups) chocolate chips*
Heat oven to 350 F. Cream sugar and butter. Mix in egg, water, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes (I had to do 14).
*If you don't care about super chocolateyness, you can substitute any kind of chip. I have used peanut butter and mint before with success (not at the same time!).
Categories: Chocolate, Cookies
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