The Most Perfect Cookie Ever

I don't know if we have posted this cookie yet, however it is worth posting weekly.  My cousin Kelli's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.  Made a batch this morning and it was PERFECT.  They were crisp on the outside, chewy inside and didn't fall flat when you took them out of the oven.  Even if they fall flat they are great. 

I tweaked the recipe a bit.  Added some whole wheat flour.  I know this thing by heart.

1 1/4 cup flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 heaping tsp baking soda
1 heaping tsp salt
2 stick butter room temperature (or about 20 seconds in the microwave flipping every 5 seconds)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups quick cook oats
1-2 cups chocolate chips

1.  Sift together flour, wheat flour, baking soda, salt.  Set to side
2.  Cream together butter, white sugar, brown sugar
3.  Add eggs to butter & sugar mixture 1 egg at a time
4.  Add vanilla to butter/sugar/egg
5.  Add in dry ingredients a third at a time
6.  Add oats
7.  Add chocolate chips

I bake these for 11 minutes at 360 in my oven.  Adjust for your oven.  I don't add a full 2 cups of chocolate chips.  Too much for us.  Yes, this recipe has a shit load of sugar.  I think Nestle Toll House uses 3/4 cups.  Simply not as good.

Also I use this as a base for other oatmeal cookies.  Add cranberries instead of chocolate chips and use a very little bit of almond extract instead of vanilla.  I like them better than the chocolate chips.  Raisins and nuts. 

I need to start collecting extracts other than vanilla and almond.  I am seeing some sort with an orange extract (I use orange liquor as a substitute but apparently drank it all with some margaritas).  Or what about adding coconut???  Hmmm.