DELIGHTFUL COOKIES A LA MRS. FIELDS & NEIMAN MARCUS OMAC
The mother of one of the kindergarteners on my bus run gave me a dozen of these cookies as a Christmas gift one year. They were such a hit at home that I asked her for the recipe. Which she very graciously provided. Now it is my job to bake a batch every year for our family reunion Christmas celebration. These cookies are truly so scrumptious that there are never any leftover. (I use a cookie scoop, like an ice cream scoop, DIPPED IN COLD WATER before each use. Individual cookie dough FLASH freezes very well. Cook time is for one sheet in the oven - the rest of the dough is in the freezer!)
Provided by DriverMama
Categories Dessert
Time 2h12m
Yield 10 dozen, 120 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a food processor. A)-GRATE: 8 oz Hershey chocolate bar & set aside in separate dish. B)-Measure 5 cups (Old Fashioned) Oatmeal. Put small amounts of the oatmeal into a food processor until it turns to powder/flour (Add oatmeal flour to 4 cups white flour in step 2 below).
- Combine: In a VERY large bowl (I use a 13 quart mixing bowl.) 4 cups white flour (with above Oatmeal flour included), 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, & 2 teaspoons baking soda.
- CREAM together 2 cups (1 lb.) butter (Softened & whipped before adding sugars), 2 cups (1 lb.) dark brown sugar, 2 cups granulated white sugar.
- To the creamed mix add: 4 large eggs (ONE at a time), and 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract. Mix together well.
- To the DRY ingredients (flour/oatmeal mixture in a VERY large bowl), ADD the CREAMED mixture. Stir together (with a VERY STRONG, very large spoon - wooden?) all ingredients. Mix well with the SPOON. (Do NOT use a mixer. This recipe has burned out 2 mixers). ***THE MIXTURE WILL BE VERY DRY!***.
- Stir in, 8 oz (grated) Hershey chocolate bar, 24 oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3 cups chopped nuts (any kind) OPTIONAL additions 24 oz (3 cups) raisins, craisins, dried cherries etc. Use your imagination! ; ).
- Form (one inch/two tablespoons) ping pong-ball sized cookies. I use a cookie-scoop (like an ice cream scoop) dipped in cold water before each use. (Wal-Mart sells cookie scoops in 2008). The raw dough balls freeze very well. I FLASH freeze them on a cutting board before freezer-bagging them together. KEEP SOME IN THE FREEZER FOR FRESH, HOMEMADE COOKIES ANYTIME!
- Cook on an UNgreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees: Soft cookies = 6 to 10 minutes.Crispy cookies = 10 to 14 minutes. (Mine are 12 minutes).
- COOL cookies on the cookie sheet (until the next batch comes out of the oven) because they are too soft to remove right away. (4 cookie sheets = 1 baking, 1 cooling, 1 prepped, 1 cleaned & drying.). Cookies CRISP as they cool.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.5, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 14.8, Sodium 79.3, Carbohydrate 17.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 11.2, Protein 1.9
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Gala Imran
g-i@gmail.comI'm not a baker, but even I can make these cookies. They're so easy to make and they always turn out delicious.
Tizazu Chekol
t.chekol@gmail.comThese cookies are a great way to use up leftover chocolate chips. I always have a bag of chocolate chips in my pantry, so I can make these cookies at a moment's notice.
Dreyshaun Toussaint
d@hotmail.frI love experimenting with different flavors in these cookies. I've added everything from peanut butter chips to chopped nuts to dried fruit.
Maia J Scholer
scholerm47@hotmail.comThese cookies are the perfect gift for any chocolate chip cookie lover. They're always a hit and they're sure to be appreciated.
IMoamen Mohamed
m6@yahoo.comI'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but my cookies always seem to burn on the bottom. I've tried baking them at a lower temperature, but they just don't come out right.
Kambria Jordan
k-j88@gmail.comThese cookies are a little time-consuming to make, but they're definitely worth the effort. They're so delicious and special.
Florence Oppong
o.f@hotmail.frI love the way these cookies smell while they're baking. It fills the whole house with a warm, inviting aroma.
Pathmani Jeewanthi
j_p@hotmail.comThese cookies are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're delicious, easy to make, and always a crowd-pleaser.
Amari Lira
liraamari21@yahoo.comI'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies turned out flat and dry. I think I might have overmixed the dough.
rana awais
a.r@yahoo.comThese cookies are so addictive! I can't stop eating them.
Jefferson Baraka
baraka_jefferson11@gmail.comI love how these cookies have a slightly crispy edge and a soft, chewy center. They're the perfect cookie for dunking in milk.
nechirwan dolamari
d37@gmail.comThese cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Ava Holden
h_a@hotmail.frI'm not a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies, but these were really good. They were soft and chewy, and the chocolate chips were perfectly melted.
Mirere jasmer
m_jasmer49@yahoo.comThese cookies are really easy to make and they taste amazing. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who loves chocolate chip cookies.
RimshAtanveer Tanveer
rimshatanveer.t@aol.comI followed the recipe exactly and my cookies turned out perfectly. They were soft and chewy, with just the right amount of chocolate chips.
Buyinza Fredrick
buyinzaf51@hotmail.co.ukI was a little disappointed with these cookies. They were a bit too dry for my taste.
Phani Kasagani
p.kasagani@aol.comThese cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. I love the way the chocolate chips melt in my mouth.
Emily Lanois
e58@yahoo.comI love the chewy texture and the rich chocolate flavor of these cookies.
Basisipho Mvulana
mbasisipho@hotmail.frThese cookies were a hit at my party! They were so delicious and easy to make. I will definitely be making them again.