Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter cold, cut in ¼ inch cubes
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup old fashioned oats * ground in food processor or blender
- 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cut cold butter into ¼ inch cubes and place in standing mixer, along with brown and cane sugars. Mix for 4-5 minutes, gradually increasing speed to high until dough-like, and no chunks of butter left. You may need to scrape down the sides halfway through.1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar, ¾ cup granulated sugar
- Using a food processor or blender, grind the oats to your desired consistency.* In another bowl, whisk together flour, ground oats, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch. Set aside.1 cup old fashioned oats, 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- After the butter and sugar are done mixing, add vanilla extract, eggs, and lemon juice and mix on medium speed until creamy. Scrape down the sides halfway through.1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Add flour mixture to the standing mixer and mix on the lowest setting until just combined. Add 2 cups of chocolate chips while the dry ingredients are still mixing in. Don't overmix.2 ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Roll the cookie dough into 15 individual balls, and place them spread apart evenly on the baking sheets. Use the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips and press them into the top of each ball of cookie dough.
- Bake for about 9-12 minutes on the middle rack, until tops of cookies start to turn a light golden-brown. Don't overcook! They likely need less time than you think. Immediately out of the oven, you can round out the corners of the cookies with a round cookie cutter or a spoon, if you want the cookies perfectly round.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for at least 15 minutes after baking--this helps the center to cook through and the cookie to solidify (so it doesn't completely fall apart when you pick it up).Enjoy!
Notes
*I recommend grinding up the oats with a food processor or a blender. I typically grind them up quite a bit to get rid of some of the texture, but that's a personal preference. Grind them up to the texture you prefer!
