The simple things we have are the things of truest beauty.

February 7, 2012

Yummy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies



Neiman-Marcus Cookies

2 cups of butter
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp of vanilla
4 cups of flour
2 ts of soda
1 tsp of salt
2 tsp of baking powder
5 cups of blended oats
1 grated bar of 1/2 pound Hershey bar
1 bag of chocolate chips
chopped nuts (if you want)

Cream the butter and sugars. Add all the wet stuff well. Blend the oats a container with a hand mixer or lightly in a mixer until they are broken and powdery but not like flour. Add everything and mix well. Bake on 375 for about ten minutes, or until they are lightly brown and puffy. The recipe says 'makes 112.'
Maybe cranberries would taste good in these too? I haven't tried yet. 

So there were 78 this morning. There were several less when I left for town, one went to me in the car, two went to dad wrapped in a paper towel (but I hope the sub-contractor didn't find them on the mantle first,) one to my uncle I met in the wal-mart parking lot, a plateful went to a family of friends, and now just a little bag-full is left!