These are adapted from the so-called $250 Neiman Marcus cookies (apparently it's not a true story, but the cookies are delicious!). I swapped out some things to make them a)cheaper (shortening is cheaper than butter, right?), and healthier (to me, I don't worry about the fats but I'd like less sugar and more whole grains). The results were delicious!
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 5 cups oatmeal, measure then blend into oat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- Chocolate chips
- chopped walnuts, opt.
Cream together butter, shortening, and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Add flours and oats on top and stir into the flour the salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir into the wet ingredients. Add chocolate chips and walnuts as desired and mix until just combined. Scoop into 1 inch balls on a cookie sheet, about an inch apart, and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
