Chocolate chip: Kicked up a notch

A little more prep time than average, but it's worth it.

Ingredients

Softened Butter: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 cup

Brown sugar: 1 cup

Eggs: 2

Vanilla: 1 tsp.

Flour: 2 cups

Oatmeal: 2.5 cups

Salt: 1/2 tsp.

Baking powder: 1 tsp.

Baking soda: 1 tsp.

Chocolate chips: 2 cups

Dark chocolate, grated: About 4 oz. (I use Whole Foods dark chocolate mini-chunks)

Optional:

Chopped nuts: 1 cup

Directions:

1. Grind up oatmeal in a blender until it is a powder, like flour.

2. Freeze chocolate chunks for about 2 hrs., then grind them in a blender. Freezing makes it easier to grind.

3. Mix butter and sugars in a bowl or stand mixer.

4. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and add vanilla.

5. In a separate bowl, Mix the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

6. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, and mix together.

7. Add the grated chocolate, chocolate chips, and optional nuts.

8. Place balls of dough, 1-1.5 in. diameter, onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. You can refrigerate the dough for 4 hrs. or longer, but this is not required.

9. Bake at 375 deg. for 15-18 min. If the the edges start to brown a little, they may be overdone. 

I usually store cookies in the fridge and eat them cold, but  I think these are better at room temp.