Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe has been in the family for a long while. They're my favorite of the few desserts that have been passed down to me, and are relatively easy and quick to make. The recipe below has been transcribed from the recipe card that has been used for the last 50-odd years, including a scan.

Here's what's cookin': Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serves: 60 Cookies

Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F.

Cream:

250 mL/1 cup Butter
250 mL/1 cup Sugar
250 mL/1 cup Brown Sugar

Add:

2 Eggs
5 mL/1 tsp Vanilla

Mix:

500 mL/2 cups Flour
625 mL/2½ cups Oatmeal
- Blend into a powder after measuring.
2½ mL/½ tsp Salt
15 mL/1 tbsp Baking Powder
15 mL/1 tbsp Baking Soda

Mix all.

Add:

375 mL/12 oz. Chocolate Chips
125 mL/1-4 oz. grated Chocolate bar
375 mL/1½ cup Nuts

Roll into 2½-5 cm/1-2 inch balls of cookie dough.

Bake ungreased at 190°C/375°F for 6-10 minutes.