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People ask me what made me think of doing this blog. I ought to have a good answer. But I don't. I just have bits and pieces.

These cookies are one of those pieces. I came across this recipe and it claimed a spot in the back of my mind, bouncing along in the detritus with Josh Ritter lyrics and fragments of my grocery list.

If you'd like, form the cookie dough into balls, place on a tray to freeze and then, once frozen, pour the balls of dough into a zip-top bag. The frozen dough can go right onto the waffle iron.

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Waffled chocolate chip cookies

Makes about 20 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted [117 grams]
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar [125 grams]
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour [95 grams]
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats [65 grams]
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips [130 grams]

Directions:

1. Preheat your waffle iron.

2. In a bowl, whisk the butter and brown sugar until smooth.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla, whisking to incorporate.

4. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt.

5. Add the oats and chocolate chips and stir to combine.

6. Spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.

7. Using a spoon or small scoop, place the dough onto each waffle section. Close the machine and cook until the cookies are set and beginning to brown. This won't take very long — probably two or three minutes, depending on the heat of your waffle iron. (They will be soft when you remove them and will firm up as they cool.)

8. Transfer the cooked cookies to a wire rack.

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