Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

          If you haven't guessed by now, I consume more chocolate in a month than a menstrual-synced sorority house. As a trashy bartender once told me, "I can't help it, things just leap into my mouth". (I'm serious, that happened). Chocolate just has a way of making you forget about those credit card bills, overdue library books, and the fact that you haven't shaved your legs in about two weeks. Hey, you're not completely out of "Winter Mode" yet, I totally get it. Since we are all still  hiding under our hoodies and yoga pants, I suggest that you take advantage of indulging in desserts for a little longer. Before you know it we will all have to dust off those bikinis and suck in our stomachs for three months straight. Anything to find a rich husband, am I right ladies?
         Alright, back to chocolate. I have been trying to make these cookies for awhile, but every time I got to Jewel I would suddenly develop Alzheimer's Disease and forget to buy oatmeal. Not like that's the main reason I was going to the store or anything. So when I finally purchased a canister I knew I had to go home and make these. The recipe was a cinch, the only hard part was that I struggled with deciding if the cookies were fully done. Because of this, I have a palette of brown circles that I like to call my double chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Good news is that I have eaten an extremely burnt one and a barely cooked one, and have enjoyed both! I'll probably get dysentery, but nothing I haven't already acquired while playing Oregon Trail. Since you are definitely more equipped in the kitchen than I, go ahead and use this recipe. If these cookies still tasted good after being burned more times than Mitt Romney during this past presidential election, then I say bake the suckers!
       

"Double Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies"

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda 
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 c. cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 c. old fashioned oats
• 2 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
2. In mixer, beat together shortening and butter until creamy. 
3. Add in the brown and granulated sugars and mix. 
4. Next add the eggs one at a time allowing time to mix in between each egg.
5. Add the sea salt and vanilla. 
6. Mix in the flour, oats, and baking soda until the dough forms. Be sure to not over mix!
7. Finally stir in the chocolate chips. 
8. Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes. Take out and let cool. 
9. Store in airtight container. Yields about 30 cookies. 

          Quick and delicious, what more could you ask for? A great thanks to Something Swanky for the recipe I found on Pinterest. As always, the original blogger's food looks (and definitely tastes) a hell of a lot better than mine. Until next time!

           Number of Pinterest recipes conquered: 8
           I declare this recipe a: burnt,but brilliant, success