Mmmmmm Cookies!

I learned a valuable lesson about getting ahead of myself this past week. I decided that I'd make cookies with my girls. Something I have done countless times before, but this time, I wanted to try a new recipe. You know the one. The recipe that has gone around in emails about the woman who wanted the recipe from Neiman Marcus and was charged $250 for it on her credit card. Yeah. That one. (The story is totally bogus by the way, check it out here) ANYWAY, I heard it's still a good recipe, true story or not. So I started making it and thought, "Wow, 2 cups of butter. No wonder they're good cookies." "Hmmmm, 2 cups of sugar and 4 eggs. That's a lot".....by the time I got to the flour and the blended oatmeal, I knew my poor little kitchenaid was in trouble. I should have taken the time to READ the directions first instead of just diving in. It CLEARLY states that the recipe can be divided in half. Had I caught that, I would have saved my mixer, and my arm, a LOT of work.

(This is just part of the cookie dough.)

See what I mean?

And while most children have fond memories of baking cookies with Mommy mine on the other hand will most likely now need a therapist.

**Here's the modified recipe. (No need to halve this one *wink*)

1 cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder)

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

12 oz. chocolate chips

1/2 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)

1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (your choice)

Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet..Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 56 cookies.. Have Fun!!!