Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe from: Beth Dailey, via Internet - Neiman-Marcus
Servings: 20
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 1 hour
1 hour 30 minutes

I shared these with Claire's basketball team, post game.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups oatmeal, blended, measure oatmeal & blend to a fine powder
12 ounce package chocolate chip
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces Hersheys chocolate bar, grated
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups nuts (your choice), chopped (this is optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla.
Miix the dry ingredients together and then add to the liquid ingredients.
Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey bar and nuts. Mix together.
Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Make for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Yield: 60 cookies