EXCESSIVELY GOOD CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Excessively Good Chocolate Chip Cookies image

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.

Provided by Sherry Lewis

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Yield 65

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

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

Steps:

In a large bowl cream, sugar, butter, and maple syrup. Add eggs and vanilla.
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.
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.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dough also freezes well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.3 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 12.1 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 130 mg, Sugar 21.2 g