5 cups oatmeal
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups butter, softened
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
24 oz chocolate chips
1 (8 oz) hershey bar, grated
3 cups chopped nuts

preheat the oven to 375°. in a blender, blend the oatmeal to a fine powder. in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugars & butter, adding the eggs & vanilla. beat in the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. fold in the chocolate chips and hershey bar, then stir in the nuts. turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board & roll into balls. place the balls 2″ apart on cookie sheets.

bake for 10 minutes.

makes 112 cookies