Excessively Good Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you need to feed a bunch of kids, this is the recipe. I have had it for years and use it often for the grandchildren.

• Calories: 263 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup margarine
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 5 cups rolled oats
• 3 cups chopped walnuts
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1 cup finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (12 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (7 ounce) bar milk chocolate candy bar (such as Hershey's®), cut into pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl cream, sugar, butter, and maple syrup. Add eggs and vanilla.

Step 2

Grind the oats in a food processor to a coarse texture. Mix the dry ingredients together (except chocolate) and pour in half, add the cracker crumbs and nuts, mix well and add the rest of the dry ingredients. NOTE: You can use any one of the following kinds of nuts: peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, filberts, cashews or chestnuts.

Step 3

Add the chocolate chips and chocolate pieces last and form into small balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Press the cookies flat.

Step 4

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dough also freezes well.