Big And Chewy Chocolate Chippers

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups rolled oats
• 4 cups all-purpose flour or 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 milk chocolate candy bars (cut in large chunks)
• 3 chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 digrees.
• 2 in a very large bowl, cream butter.
• 3 gradually add sugars, creaming thoroughly.
• 4 beat eggs, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 grind rolled oats to a powder in blender or food processore, working with a third of the total amount at a time.
• 6 measure the flour; remove about 1/4 cup (50 ml) and set aside.
• 7 add remaining flour to powdered oats; stir to combine well.
• 8 stir into creamed mixture.
• 9 add reserved flour until dough is stiff and no longer sticky.
• 10 in another bowl, combine the chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and nuts.
• 11 add to dough and mix in.
• 12 bake a test cookie.
• 13 it should spread to about 3 inches (7 cm) in diameter.
• 14 shape dough into balls the size of a golf ball.
• 15 place on ungreased baking sheet and press gently.
• 16 bake for 10 minutes or until cookies are golden on the bottem and still pale on the top.
• 17 for chewy cookies, do not overbake.
• 18 let stand for 2-3 minutes before transferring to racks to cool.
• 19 makes 9-10 dozen.