Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1 1/2 cups
Soft Butter – 1 cup (2 sticks)
Instant Oats – 1 1/2 cups
Dark Brown Sugar – 3/4 cup
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Boiling Water – 1/4 cup
Semi-sweet Chocolate chips – 1 cup
Vanilla Essence – 2 tsps

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/350 F.
2. Place a sheet of wax paper on each cookie/baking trays. You might need 3 cookie/baking trays.
3. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
4. Add app purpose flour and salt. Mix well until well combined.
5. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.
6. Stir in rolled oats and chocolate chips. Mix well to combine all the ingredients.
7. Drop 1 tbsp full of prepared dough onto the cookie sheet. Keep a gap of 1/2 inch between around each cookie dough drops.
8. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes. Don’t over cook.
9. Remove the trays out of the oven and let them stand on a metal rack. Let them cool down a bit.
10. The cookie will be soft when hot but will eventually harden on cooling.