2 c. butter
2 c. brown sugar
2 c. 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. bag chocolate chips
8 oz. Hershey bar, grated
3 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Put 5 cups oatmeal in blender and blend until it looks like sand. Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together flour and blended oatmeal. Add salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix together all ingredients. Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey bar, and nuts, if desired.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for approximately 12 minutes at 400 degrees. Make balls smaller than golf balls. Makes a lot of cookies.