Chunky oaty chocolate chip cookies

I've not posted a recipe in ages and I know how some of you like my recipe posts and I love cooking (especially desserts) so here is another one. I shared another cookie recipe here but I thought I'd share a more winter appropriate cookie recipe. This one has the addition of oats which I always think of as a more winter food. To me there's nothing better than snuggling up on the sofa with a book, a cup of tea and a jumbo oaty cookie. I love baking on Sundays as well. Sundays in my house are very relaxed and consist of magazine reading, long showers and a spot of baking. 

Ingredients

3/4 cup of flour (plain)

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons of butter or margarine

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup of oats

3/4 cup of plain chocolate chips

1/2 cup of walnuts - chopped. 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). 
2. Line baking tray with greaseproof paper. 
3. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl until they are well blended. 
4. In a saucepan on low heat gently melt the butter. Once melted remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in brown sugar and granulated sugar. Use a wire whisk to mix together until the mixture becomes a smooth and thick consistency.
5. Whisk in egg and vanilla extract. 
6. With a wooden spoon stir in the flour mixture, then add the oats, chocolate chips and walnuts until all the ingredients are combined. 
7. Using your hands form the mixture into twelve equal sized balls and place onto baking tray. Make sure that there is a decent gap between them as they'll expand whilst cooking.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes (or until golden brown), and serve warm with a nice cup of tea.

These are just so perfect for winter. What is your favourite winter dessert?

 Oh and before I forget, I'd like to thank Rachel from Cold Knees for a blog award. I'm not very good at thinking of seven facts about myself but here are a few:

• I am scared of jumpy dogs. If one tries to jump up at my I scream and run away. Chilled out dogs I'm ok with.
• I wear make up designed for oily skin but in reality my skin is as dry as a bone. 
• I will soon be starting an OU course in Design & Innovation. My passion for web design/photography/graphics was sparked off by this blog. 
• I hate bananas. 

I hate choosing who to pass the award onto as there are so many blogs I'd like to pass it to. Here are just a few though: 

Hat full of sky, A Very Sweet Blog, Dont Call Me Fashion Blogger, Cold Knees, The Grace Note, My Lady Boudoir, Flirty Dresses.

Oh, and if you have a fashion, beauty or lifestyle blog, please check out the facebook page that my friend made, we are trying to get a community of bloggers there. I know it blurs the line slightly between 'blog life' and 'personal life', but I guess you could make a facebook account especially for it if you were worried about that but wanted to join, or just adjust privacy settings on your account. Anway the link is here and you can also click the badge in the sidebar.

I'm now off to read the newly redesigned Company magazine with a cup of tea and a cookie.What are your plans for this sunday evening?