Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

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*1 and 1/2 All-purpose Flour

*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

*3/4 cup Butter, room temperature

*1/4 cup Butter Flavored Shortening

*3/4 cup Brown Sugar

*1/4 cup Granulated Sugar

*3 tablespoon Honey

*1 large Egg

*1 Egg Yolk

*1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

*1 and 1/2 cups Old Fashion Oats

*1 and 1/2 cups Quick Oats

*2 Cups Chocolate Chips, Dark or Milk Chocolate

*2 ounces Chocolate Hershey Bars, chopped or broken into small pieces (optional)

Dry Ingredients:

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In a bowl using a sifter, sift together the flour and baking soda and set.

Creamed Ingredients:

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Cream together in a stand mixer with paddle attachment, on medium low speed the; Butter, brown sugar, honey and granulated sugar.

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Add to the creamed mixture the vanilla extract, sea salt and add eggs one at a time until combined.

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Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture until combined. Then add the oatmeal and stir in the chocolate chips and chocolate pieces.

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Refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours or overnight for a softer cookie.

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Use a cookie scoop or spoon cookie dough onto a cookie sheet 1-2 tablespoon size scoop balls of cookie dough onto a Silpat covered 1/2 baking sheet.

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Bake the cookies in a 350* pre-heated oven for 9-10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet before removing. Be careful not to over bake.

Enjoy!

Lindy