Oatmeal Carrot Chocolate Chip Cookies

I was ready to bake again. I had lots of oats that I knew would not be used up before winter was over (I try to use up all of my hot cereals like oatmeal and cream of wheat by spring since I generally only eat those hot cereals in the winter).

So, I decided to make oatmeal cookies and I found a recipe in my cookbook for oatmeal carrot cookies. I had chocolate chips in stock, so I decided to add those, too! I started to shred the carrots, but it was taking up too much time, so I opted for my electric chopper/grinder. Chopping created pieces that were too big, so I ground the carrots instead.

So how did they turn out? Better than I thought! The combination of carrots and chocolate was delicious. Who would've thought - chocolate covered carrots??




When I finished baking, I was ready for a snack with a glass of red wine to enjoy while "catching up" on a pile of papers to read! (But, I didn't eat all those cookies at once!)