Chocolate Oatmeal Chippers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. Nestle cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 (11 1/2 oz.) pkg. (2 c.) Nestle Toll House milk chocolate morsels
2 c. Quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Beat margarine, sugars, eggs and vanilla until creamy.
Gradually add combined flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until set.
Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.
Makes 4 dozen.