I won’t bore you with a thousand words like most recipe blogs do-no long tale about the origins of oatmeal or the science behind soft centers. Just this:

These were some of my friends’ favorite cookies.

And that, to me, has always been the highest praise.

I didn’t make them often. Life at summer camp moves fast, 100-hour weeks, early mornings, constant motion. It doesn’t always leave room for the little ways we show love. But sometimes, when the stars aligned and I had a moment to breathe (and a working oven), I made these. I mixed the batter with music playing low, measured care into every scoop, and handed them off warm and soft, hoping they felt a little like love.

And they were loved- beyond pale, beyond measure.

Now, as I quietly fade away from the first place, I ever made them, I find myself missing the simplest things. The time spent shoulder to shoulder in personal kitchens. The late-night laughter as we broke warm cookies in half. The way a homemade thing can remind someone how they matter.

So no, this isn’t just a cookie recipe. It’s a little piece of my heart. A memory you can taste.

Make them. Share them. Eat them warm with the people you love. You never know what small, soft thing might last.

Sara’s Favorite Cookies
Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups rolled oats
1¾ cups chocolate chips (or more, depending on mood)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
3. Add the brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla—beat until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
5. Mix in flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
6. Stir in oats until combined, then fold in chocolate chips.
7. Drop rounded spoonful’s onto a baking sheet.
8. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden.
9. Serve warm, ideally with laughter and someone you love beside you.