This oatmeal chocolate chip cookie is a sleeper as an oatmeal cookie because the oats are ground into flour.

Ingredients:     

1. 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2. 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
3. 1 teaspoon baking soda
4. ½ teaspoon salt
5. ½ cup unsalted butter, room temp.
6. 1 cup packed light brown sugar
7. ½ cup sugar
8. 2 large eggs
9. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10. 1 cup walnuts or pecans
11. 2 cups milk-chocolate chips 

Pre-heat oven to 375 and prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

1. Finely grind oats in processor.  Add flour, baking soda and salt.  Blend 5 seconds.
2. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl until well blended.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix in dry ingredients.
4. Mix in chocolate chips and nuts.
5. Form 2 rounded tablespoon dough into ball and place on ungreased baking sheet.  Flatten slightly.
6. Bake until edges are golden brown (about 12 minutes).
7. Cool on baking sheets about 5 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool completely.

 Yield:  4 dozen cookies