Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

As promised, here is the recipe for the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies that I baked the other night. I am not by any means a great baker, but these are a very tasty basic recipe. We've all been eating way too many of them, which I guess is proof that they are good. (I've even had them for breakfast the past two mornings. :) )

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter/ margarine, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or a bit more if you use unsalted butter/margarine)
  
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats (I used all-natural whole grain oats, which tasted great and made the cookies healthy right?!?)
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (I used walnuts in only half of my batch so I used 1/2 cup. You can also try pecans.)
  
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F if you are not planning on chilling the dough or wait till after you make the dough if you are chilling it so you don't waste energy.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Mix in the quick oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips.
3. Chill in the fridge for about 30 mins. You don't have to if you are wanting them right this very minute, but it will prevent the cookies from spreading too much as you bake them.
   
4. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven for the non-nut-containing cookies, a bit more for those containing nuts and a bit less (try 12 mins) for unchilled dough. Let them cool for a mins and enjoy!