Dr. Sweetpea's New Favorite Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was on the web a few weeks ago browsing Oatmeal Cookie recipes when I came across one that had raving reviews. Since Dr. Sweetpea wanted me to make a big batch of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies for him, I gave it a try and was blown away! These cookies are suuuuuper chewy, just the way Dr. Sweetpea likes his cookies. The original recipe uses raisins, but I swapped them out with Chocolate Chips and don't have any regrets. Pretty sure this is the recipe I'll be following from now on. 

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Source: Food.com)

Whisk together and set aside

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

Cream wet ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

Then stir in

3 cups oats (not instant)

1 1⁄2 cups raisins (I used Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips)

Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk dry ingredients; set aside. Combine wet ingredients with a hand mixer on low. To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color lightens. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible. (Over mixing develops the gluten, making a tough cookie.) Now add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate. Fill a #40 cookie scoop and press against side of bowl, pulling up to level dough (to measure 2 tablespoons of dough). Drop 2-inches apart onto baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top. Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.