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Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Oatmeal cookies with chunks of gooey chocolate and crunchy walnuts? Yes, please! This recipe has the best of both worlds with delicious flavors and sweet and yummy chocolate. You can skip the nuts if you feel like it but never skimp on the chocolate. It’s easy to bake up a batch of these cookies from scratch for dessert or as an afternoon treat with milk or coffee.

Skill Level:
Beginner
Yield:
4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, uncooked
  • 1 package (10 ounces) dark chocolate chunks (about 2 cups)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

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Notes

Any flavor of chocolate chip or chocolate chunk may be used in this recipe. Pecans or other nuts may be substituted for walnuts.