Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies (Sells for $l8/lb)

I got this out of my mom's recipes and it is YUMMY!

Ingredients:
2 C butter (4 cubes)
2 C sugar
2 C brown sugar
4 eggs
2 t vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract (optional)
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal (measure and then blend in blender to fine powder)
1 tsp. salt
2 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
1 oz Hershey bar (grated)
25 oz. Chocolate chips
3 C chopped pecans (or other nut)
(Guittard Big chips are the best - silver package w/blue writing from Albertsons)

Directions:
Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Use cookie scoop and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 375º.

Makes: about 100 cookies. (Recipe may be halved). Enjoy!