Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Walnuts)

• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ½ cups oatmeal (rolled oats, not quick cooking)
• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
• 1 4-ounce milk chocolate bar (BAR -- this needs to be grated)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream together butter and both sugars for 3 minutes. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
3. Finely grind oatmeal in a blender or food processor. Combine the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and soda in a medium bowl, and slowly add it to the wet ingredients. Beat just until combined. Grate chocolate bar using a microplane grater and add it, along with chocolate chips and nuts to the batter. Mix just to combine.
4. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.