It’s National Oatmeal Cookie Day! What a great way to celebrate by making homemade delicious oatmeal cookies. What’s ever better? Fresh from the oven when they are warm…oh my!

Homemade Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspooon ground cinnamon

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

Optional: 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips, chopped nuts or raisins (I added walnuts – hubby’s favorite!)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.

Beat butter in the bowl of a stand mixer (or using an hand held mixer) for about 30 seconds until butter is a light yellow.

Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until combined.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture until completely combined.

Gradually stir in the oats until completely combined. If using raisins or chocolate chips, stir them in at this point.

Drop cookie dough by rounded 2 Tablespoon-sized balls onto the
parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Space the cookie dough balls at least 2″ apart.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are lightly browned.

Remove from the oven and cool to set.