Imitation Potbelly's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

My husband and I love Potbelly's, and even more so love their cookies. Andrew found this recipe somewhere for homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. They are AMAZING. We make them probably once a week (probably should cut down on that...) I think they're even better than the ones in the store!

Ingredients:

• 1 c. butter or margarine
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 c. quick oats
• 2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 c. chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Let butter sit out for at least an hour if you can
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add in egg, one at a time, mixing after each time. Mix in vanilla
4. In a separate bowl, mix together oats, flour, baking soda, and salt
5. Add dry ingredients slowly into the butter mixture, about one cup at a time, until everything is mixed together
6. Mix in chocolate chips
7. Form in medium sized balls, place cookie sheet covered with a silpat
8. Bake for about 10 minutes
9. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack

TIP: When storing cookies, add in a piece of bread. Over the next few days, the bread will become hard, while the cookies remain soft!

Sometimes we add a Reeses peanut butter cup to the inside of one of the cookies... try if you want even more chocolate!

If you like these try Potato Chip Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Enjoy!

Kelsey