This is a recipe that my mom got from the newspaper when I was in high school. Steven made them so frequently that they are known in our home as "Uncle Steven's cookies". John had no idea that I had the same recipe.
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups oatmeal, powdered in a food processor or a blender
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
12 ounces chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark)
1 Hersey bar (5-8 oz) finely grated
1 1/2 cups nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and sugars. Blend in eggs. Add powdered oatmeal and vanilla.
Sift together salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour. Add in batches to creamed ingredients. Batter will be very stiff. You might need to use a spoon or your hands. Mix in the chips, grated chocolate and nuts.
Place golf-ball-size pieces of dough 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Do not mash flat. Bake 8 minutes. Do not over bake. Cookies will not look done, but over baking ruins them. This is a soft cookie.
Makes about 40 cookies. T o heighten sense of authenticity, serve warm with cold milk in a shopping mall.
(I also found that if I hand mix in the chocolate shavings and chips, your cookie does not turn a chocolate color. They still taste the same though no matter how you make them!)
