Neiman Marcus Famous Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Half recipe makes about 30 cookies. 

Makes 4 - 5 dozen
Recipe can be halved

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups oatmeal, processed in a blender or food processor
  to a fine powder
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups (about 12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups walnuts or pecans, chopped
4 oz Hershey's chocolate, grated

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F.

Cream the butter and sugars together in a large bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Add the vanilla and eggs and beat until combined, about 30 seconds.  Add the oatmeal, flour, baking power, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, about 30 seconds. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the chocolate chips, nuts and grated chocolate.

With a small ice-cream scooper, or a tablespoon,  drop a balls of dough onto a large, ungreased baking sheet.  Then roll the dough into 1 1/2" balls to make them smooth, and press down slightly on each one with your fingers. Bake until golden but still soft in the middle - about 9-11 minutes.  Transfer cookies to a rack and let cool.

Note: There is story behind this recipe if you haven't heard it.  A woman was charged $250 for the recipe from Neiman Marcus and thought it was only $2.50 so emailed it to everyone she could - so many years ago. Apparently this story is not necessarily true - but luckily this recipe is out there now and has become an urban legend...