Mrs. Field'S Chocolate Chip Cookies - My Way

• 1 cup unsweetened butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups oatmeal (not instant)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional if using salted butter, or reduce amount of salt)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (a pinch more to make them softer)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (any kind)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. In a larger mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla well.
3. Pulverize the oatmeal in a blender a little at a time.
4. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
5. Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
7. With your fingers, place golf-ball-sized dough portions, 2" inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 8-9 minutes or until edges are light brown.
9. My "healthier" substitutions:
10. For the 2 cups of flour, I use 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry or organic oat flour PLUS 1/2 cup soy flour.
11. For the sugar, I substitute fructose.

unsweetened butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, baking soda, semisweet chocolate chips, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mrs-fields-chocolate-chip-cookies-my-way-267644 (may not work)