2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
5 c. oatmeal
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
24 oz. (2 bags) chocolate chips
1 (8 oz.) Hershey bar, grated
3 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put small amounts of flour and oatmeal at a time into blender until it turns to powder. Set aside.

Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, salt, powder and soda; mix well. Gradually add flour and oatmeal mixture. Add chocolate and nuts (if desired). Place golf ball sized cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Chill in refrigerator 10 minutes. Then bake for 8-10 minutes. Makes 10 dozen.