Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Modified from Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke

1/2 cup softened butter

1 cup white sugar

2 (1 oz) squares unsweetened chocolate

1 beaten egg (you can just do this in a bowl first)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup flour (make sure to pack each down...I don't normally, so this was something I had to watch)

1 1/2 cups dry oatmeal (quick cooking or old fashioned work, I used old fashioned)

Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Melt the chocolate (there are instructions on the package, but it is about 30 seconds in two parts then do 10 seconds increments until melted) and then add to the creamed mixture.

Make sure the mixture is cooled enough (remember you just added hot chocolate) before adding the egg (as you don't want to cook it), then mix in egg. Next, mix in baking powder and salt. Now add the flour and mix it thoroughly. Finally stir in the oatmeal.

Drop by spoonful on a baking sheet (I used nonstick, but if you don't, you might have to grease it). Bake at 325 for 13-15 minutes (I had to go a little long, but I made rather large cookies). Let cookies cool a little (about 2 minutes) before putting on cooling rack (the oatmeal will make the cookie fall apart if you try to move them too soon).

Makes 3 dozen cookies (I didn't get this many, but I make big cookies).