Yummy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter (i use unsalted for baking)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 5 cups oatmeal, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 32 ounces chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
• 3 cups chopped nuts (i don't use) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 cream together, using a stand mixer: butter, sugar and brown sugar.
• 3 add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla. blend well.
• 4 blend 2 1/2 cups of the oatmeal in a food processor or blender.
• 5 in a separate large bowl, mix together: flour, all of the oatmeal (2 1/2 cups processed and 2 1/2 cups whole), salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• 6 add the dry mixture, on low - a bit at a time, to the wet ingredients and blend together until fully incorporated.
• 7 add the chocolate chips and blend in on low. (add nuts here, too, if you want.).
• 8 scoop balls onto cookie sheets, spaced a few inches apart. i like to make them about 1 inch balls.
• 9 bake for about 10 minutes, depending on your oven.
• 10 get the gallon of milk ready!