I got this cookie recipe from a friend, Janene. I love the oatmeal flavor without the chunks of oats. This recipe make A Lot. I mix it all together in my Bosch mixer. Then I bake, bake, bake! If I do not have time to bake all of the cookies I place them in balls on a cookie sheet in the freezer over night. Then I put the frozen dough balls in a gallon freezer Ziploc. This way I can pull out only what I want to bake. To bake from frozen I just heat the oven to 350* and bake a few minutes longer then called for in the recipe below.
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
4 cups flour
5 cups oats blended in blender until flour-like
2 bags of chocolate chips (any kind)
Mix the butter and sugars until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla, mix until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients except the chips. Mix until well blended forming a dough. Stir in chocolate chips. (I add whatever chips I have that need to be used. Sometimes even more than 2 bags-these are "chocolate chip" cookies, there should be more chocolate then dough after all. Place rounded teaspoon size balls on greased cookie sheets and bake at 350* for 8-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned.
Makes 8 dozen
*TIP* To keep cookies soft and chewy place a slice of store bought white bread in with the cookies in an air tight container. The bread will get hard but your cookies will stay soft!
