Mrs. Field'S Chocolate Chip Cookies - My Way - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 1/2 cups oatmeal (not instant)
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional if using salted butter, or reduce amount of salt)
1 teaspoon baking powder (a pinch more to make them softer)
1 teaspoon baking soda
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (any kind)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
In a larger mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla well.
Pulverize the oatmeal in a blender a little at a time.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
With your fingers, place golf-ball-sized dough portions, 2\" inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8-9 minutes or until edges are light brown.
My \"healthier\" substitutions:
For the 2 cups of flour, I use 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry or organic oat flour PLUS 1/2 cup soy flour.
For the sugar, I substitute fructose.