COOKIE SWAP: Dara Girard

SORMAG's CHRISTMAS COOKIE SWAP

Holiday wish for the Reader:

This is my favorite time of the year. I love watching holiday parades on the T.V., special holiday shows, snow, the music, the goodwill people do for each other at this time and of course, getting together with my family. I hope that each of you have a wonderful holiday, but remember -- don't overspend or overeat, just enjoy!


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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

I inherited the recipe from my mother, who swears that it's the secret

recipe for the Neiman-Marcus Cookie.

2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. Baking soda
2 cups sugar (use ½ if needed)
5 cups blended oatmeal**
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt (optional)
1 8oz Hershey bar grated
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (optional)
2 tsp vanilla

**measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder
Cream the butter and both sugars.
Add eggs and vanilla
Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda
Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts
Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet
Bake for ten minutes at 375.

Makes 112 cookies!! If you want to make less, just reduce the amount
of ingredients.


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