"Healthy" cookies....because I care about you

The other day my husband and I were watching Food Network and Alton Brown was talking about Oatmeal, and how good it is for us. Since I care about my husband's health I decided to make him some oatmeal cookies. Since I care my taste buds, I threw a bunch of other yummy stuff in them, for my benefit. Are they still healthy? Suuuuuure! Why not? Are they mega tasty? ABSOLUTELY! Plus, this recipe doesn't make a ton of cookies, so they won't last long, thus you aren't eating cookies for an entire week.

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe adapted from Averie Cooks

Ingredients
1 Extra large egg, room temperature
1/2 C Unsalted butter, softened
1/4 C Granulated Sugar
1/2 C Light brown sugar
1 Tbsp Madagascar vanilla extract
1 C Old-fashioned rolled oats
1 C All-purpose flour
1/2 Tsp Baking soda
1/2 Tsp Kosher salt
1/2 C Sweetened Shredded coconut
1 C Dark Chocolate chips

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, soda, salt, and coconut. Set aside.
In the bowl of your mixer, combine egg, butter, sugars, and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment, at medium speed, for about 2 minutes, or until thoroughly combined. Scrape down the sides of your bowl, then set speed to low and slowly add your bowl of dry ingredients. Mix for about 1 minute, until your no longer see white streaks from your flour. Remove bowl from mixer and add chocolate chips, and stir by hand, with a wooden spoon.



Using a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop, scoop out mounds of cookie dough onto your prepared baking sheet. When you have 12 piles of dough, roll each one into a rough ball, and slightly pat down (Mine looked like hockey pucks!) Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grab another baking sheet and line it with parchment paper. I baked 6 cookies per baking sheet. Bake for about 11 minutes, or until edges are just starting to brown. You don't want to over bake these, or else they will get crispy. These cookies are to die for if they are nice and soft.

Once they come out of the oven, cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way. Store in airtight container to retain softness. Good luck not eating all of them in one day!!