BEST-EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

15 minutes preparation plus ~ chilling, 10-12 minutes baking per batch
Makes 4 dozen cookies
1-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown
sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips


1 Mix together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
2 Beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
3 At low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended. Fold
in oats and chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour.
4 Preheat oven.to 3500 F. Grease 2 baking sheets.
5 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place cookies, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly.
6 Bake cookies until lightly browned around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks to cool slightly. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.

Baking Tips
Make dough ahead of time and freeze it. Later, use defrosted dough to make homemade cookies in minutes.