Recipe: Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (using steel-cut oats)

DARK CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons steel-cut oats*
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter large rimmed baking sheet.

Sift first four ingredients into medium bowl; set aside.

Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture and beat until moist clumps form.

Mix in oats with spatula until evenly distributed (dough will be very firm). Add chocolate chips and knead gently to blend.

Using moistened palms, shape 1 generous tablespoon dough into ball. Place on prepared sheet; flatten to 2-inch round. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing rounds about 2 inches apart.

Bake cookies until center is slightly firm and top is cracked, about 14 minutes. Cool on sheet.

*"Old-fashioned" oats have been cut, steamed and flattened with large rollers. Steel-cut oats are not as highly processed and look like tiny pellets. They produce a more al dente result.

Makes 12
Source: Bon Appetit magazine