Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies

So who likes cookies?? And who likes cinnamon??? I DO! This is one of my favorite cookie recipes to make and chow down when I'm in the mood for something sweet and cinnamony; yes, "cinnamony" is a word!  There is only one problem that I have had in the past when I want to make this recipe... Sometimes it is impossible to find the cinnamon chips!! I found them first around Christmas time a few years ago.  I made the cookies with the chips at the time and didn't think that the cinnamon chips would be unavailable after the holidays were over.  WRONG!  I searched and searched to find them again after that year and finally came across them at a local grocery store... I bought 5 bags when I finally found them!

SO, moral of the story: you may or may not have a hard time finding these cinnamon chips where you live!  But if you do find them, this is the recipe for you!

Ingredients:
1 cup of butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups of quick cooking oats
10 ounce package (1 2/3 cup) of cinnamon chips

1. Cream together the butter, brown and white sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer or by hand.
2.  Add the flour and baking soda slowly until well mixed with the other ingredients.
3. Mix in oats until well-mixed.
4. Stir in cinnamon chips by hand to the mixture so the chips do not get broken up.
5. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.  Drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet (about 1 inch in diameter).  Do not press down the mounds, they will flatten all by themselves!
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
7. Note that the cookies will flatten out considerably after taking them out of the oven.  With these cookies I like to leave them on the pan for about 1 to 2 minutes after taking them out of the oven to finish their baking process.
8. Enjoy!

 ** If you would like to add something to these cookies, whether for appearance or a little added flavor, try drizzling with white chocolate after they have cooled!  The white chocolate tones down the cinnamon but leaves the cookie looking a little more top-notch!

**Also note that the pictures you see of the cookie dough are of a double batch.  This recipe makes about 30 cookies, depending on how large you make them.

Completed cookies!