Sherry's Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies.)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter (2 sticks) or shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp real vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oatmeal
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp milk
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts or pecans [optional]

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°

2. Blend oatmeal into a fine powder with a food processor or blender. Set aside.

3. Melt sticks of butter into liquid on medium heat.

4. Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar together in a separate bowl.

5. After creaming sugar and butter together, add eggs and vanilla extract. Set aside.

6. Mix together flour, ground-up oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.

7. Add the creamed mixture to the dry mixture. Add Milk. Mix all ingredients well. Use an electronic mixer if desired.

8. Mix in the Chocolate Chips and nuts (if desired) to the dough.

9. Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes.

10. Drop 1-2” balls on un-greased cookie sheets, two inches apart, and bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes.


Tips for success:

*Keep the ingredients cold. Don’t let the eggs sit on the counter while you mix the dry ingredients. Use them straight from the refrigerator. Keep the chocolate chips in the freezer so that they are extremely cold when it is time to bake the cookies. Put the dough back in the fridge until you are ready to load the next sheet.