Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups rolled oats, Old Fashioned
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but still slightly firm
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 milk chocolate bar, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Pour the oats into a food processor and run it until they become very fine, almost like flour, about 2 – 3 minutes.
2. Scrape the ground oats into a large mixing bowl. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, then whisk for 20 seconds and put the bowl aside.
3. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture is evenly combined.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition, then mix in the vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the dry mixture, stopping when the dough is just shy of fully blended.
5. Mix in the chocolate chips, chopped chocolate, and walnuts, if you are using them. If you want a few extra chocolate chips on top for a prettier cookie, save some before mixing them into the dough. Portion the dough into 2 oz. scoops, nearly 1/4 cup each, and form them into rounded balls. At higher altitude, shape them a little taller, more like ovals, to help limit spreading.
6. Place 9 dough balls on an 18 by 13-inch baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, leaving about 3-inches between them. Chill the dough that is waiting its turn to bake.
7. Bake until the cookies are almost set but still a touch underdone, about 10 minutes. Leave them on the baking sheet for several minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Continue the same way with the remaining dough. Store the cookies in an airtight container.