Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate Oatmeal Drops
February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am | Posted in cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 24 Comments
I love chocolate. I love oatmeal. Naturally I’d been hoping that we’d get to make these Chocolate Oatmeal Drops sooner rather than later. Yet, when their turn rolled around, I wasn’t at first convinced. They seemed a little dry to me…like maybe the oats had robbed the cookies of some of their moisture. I almost never bake off a whole batch of cookies at once though, so into the freezer went a slew of scooped out raw dough drops.
I pulled a handful of scoops out a few days later and baked them off, shortcutting the recommended time by just a minute or so. They were not at all raw inside, but soft and really chocolatey, just the way I’d hoped they would be. So, now I am convinced: chocolate + oatmeal = tasty cookies.
For the recipe, see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or read Bake With Us, as Caroline and Claire picked it this week. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll!
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I am glad that they redeemed themselves the second time around. I really dug them. Thanks so much for baking with us this week. BTW, great photo!!!
Comment by cstewarts— February 15, 2011 #
They look delicious. I love how thick and soft they are.
Comment by katie— February 15, 2011 #
I was pleasantly surpised by the oats and chocolate too – these were good.
Comment by Cakelaw— February 15, 2011 #
Gorgeous Steph. It looks like an oatmeal brownie!
Comment by food.baby— February 15, 2011 #
They look wonderful–perfectly moist! I didn’t get around to these this week, but another time, hopefully. About the canal: we do have an 8km canal winding through the centre of the city and I skate home as often as I can in winter. It’s special and quite beautiful, even if it need to be freezing to use it.
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Comment by Mary— February 15, 2011 #
These look so rich and chewy…the kind that would leave chocolate all over your fingers. Just the way cookies should be. 😀
Comment by Valerie— February 15, 2011 #
Hmmm – this cookie looks so rich and sinfully delicious.
Comment by Eliana— February 15, 2011 #
They look soo good! Im glad you enjoyed them. I love anything with oatmeal in it! Well maybe not pizza…but you know ..baked goods!!
Comment by Flourchild— February 15, 2011 #
How did you photograph a hideous looking cookie and make it look as good as it tastes? Hmmm…that is magic :).
Comment by Mary— February 15, 2011 #
We loved these. I was also afraid they would be dry but no, they were just right. Yours look thicker than mine and so much better, as a result.
Comment by Chaya— February 15, 2011 #
Yours look a lot fatter than mine! I had such a hard time figuring out how to photograph these. I think these cookies would have baked up differently had I refrigerated the dough; that’s probably why yours look different than my little flat shaggy cookies!
Comment by Nicole— February 15, 2011 #
Looks like the perfect thick & chewy cookie – beautiful job, Steph! 🙂
Comment by Jessica of My Baking Heart— February 15, 2011 #
Awesome photo! That’s about as pretty as these cookies get! I’m impressed that you gave them a second chance, well done!
Comment by Jessica— February 15, 2011 #
Happy they made the cut on the second go! 🙂 They look wonderful…..love the thickness–now, that’s a cookie! Almost like a levain cookie! (yum).
Comment by Nina— February 15, 2011 #
One can really see the great texture of these in your pictures!
Comment by alvarosa— February 15, 2011 #
Yum…that cookie is drool worthy!
Comment by Pamela— February 15, 2011 #
I really like how you can see the oatmeal grains in your photo!
Comment by yummychunklet— February 15, 2011 #
I love the chocolate/oat combination! First of all it makes me feel a bit better (more healthy chocolate!), secondly I sometimes add about 1/2 c. minute oats to brownies, helps to make it extra chewy!
Comment by Cat @ Buttery Bakery— February 17, 2011 #
I’ve made regular chocolate chip oatmeal cookies but I’ve never made them this way. I love the flavor of oats in baked goods. I’ll have to try this one. 🙂
Comment by suezumout— February 18, 2011 #
I like to decrease my cooking time even more…I like them doughy on the inside.
Comment by Lisa@ButteryBooks— February 18, 2011 #
Chocolate and oatmeal cookies are some of my favorites–especially with almond flavoring. Impressed with your picture–chocolate is always challenging!
Comment by Paula— February 19, 2011 #
Ooh, these look wonderful. Reminds me of no bake cookies a little bit, with way more chocolate.
Comment by Julie— March 2, 2011 #
I talked myself out of messing with chocolate this week so I missed making these…maybe I should go back and make them for the guys after all…your photo and words certainly make a good case for it.
Comment by Kayte— March 6, 2011 #
Found these….thanks for the baking tip. I also love chocolate. Wonder if the other folks around me get tired of it. I don’t. He he. Ah well it’s the life
Nice photo as always
Comment by AmyRuth— April 30, 2011 #