$250 Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lisa R

5 c. blended oatmeal**

2 c. butter

2 c. brown sugar

2 c. sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

4 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. soda

2 tsp baking powder

1 (8oz) Hershey Bar (grated)

24 oz pkg.  milk chocolate chips *

3 c. chopped nuts (your choice; I usually use pecans) *

**Measure oatmeal and blend about 1 cup at a time in a blender, until a fine powder. 

Cream the butter and both sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix together dry ingredients( flour, oatmeal, salt, soda and baking powder) and add slowly to creamed mixture.  Add Chocolate chips, H. bar. and nuts.  Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.  Bake for about 10 minutes at 375°.  Make approx 112 cookies.  (can be halved, but why would you?)

* for variation try white choc. chips and macadamia nuts.  We also throw in some coconut too.