Famous Department Store Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 32 tablespoons (454g or 1 pound) unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups (397g) granulated sugar
- 2 cups (425g) light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
- 5 cups (445g) rolled oats old-fashioned or quick-cooking*
- 4 cups (480g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3 cups (340g) walnuts or 3 cups (329g) pecans chopped
- 8-ounce (227g) semisweet chocolate bar grated (1 1/3 cups grated chocolate)
- 4 cups (680g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment., Combine the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth., Add the eggs one by one, then add the vanilla., In a blender or food processor, grind oats until they’re a fine powder., Add oats, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to butter/sugar mixture; mix well., Stir in nuts, grated chocolate and chips., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto your baking sheet (a tablespoon cookie scoop makes short order of this job). Gently flatten each dough ball with the palm of your hand to about 1/2“ thick., Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they’re beginning to brown. Remove them from the oven, and cool right on the pan., Cookies will keep for up to a week in a closed container; freeze for longer storage.
