Oh heavens, it's National Ice Cream month and we had to celebrate with a birthday last night by making our family's Chocolate Chip recipe and a big scoop of ice cream! This cookie recipe has been passed down in our family and is my go to when I need to make either a ton of cookies or really large ones. It has this magical quality of being perfectly firm on the outside and soft on the inside...and they never fall apart! They are the perfect cookies for placing a big scoop of your favorite ice cream on!!!
Lyke Family Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
2 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
5 cups oats
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tbl. baking powder
2 tbl. baking soda
4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 8 oz. chocolate candy bar, grated
3 cups of chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter with sugars. Add eggs and vanilla to mixture and beat well. Grind oats in blender until powdery. Stir in flour, oats, salt, baking powder and soda into batter gradually. Add chocolate chips and grated chocolate into batter. Add nuts if desired.
Form batter into golf ball-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment or Silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minuets. Take out of oven and let rest on hot tray until cooled.
You can make these ahead and place the ice cream in between the cookies and place in the freezer until it's time to serve them. This recipe made about 24 ice cream sandwiches! Seriously...it was the best for a summer birthday night in the garden.
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