This recipe comes to us from... well ....everywhere, but this actual copy came for Judy!  I think most of us know the story of the "Neiman-Marcus" recipe and, as untrue as the story maybe, the recipe itself is that fabulous!  These cookies are like having a chocolate-chip and oatmeal cookie all in one.  For those of us who may have an aversion to chocolate, Sue has provided us some variations that, although I haven't tried them myself (yet!) sound great too.   Now after making these cookies so many times I do have some helpful hints.   This recipe may be halved and is recommended unless your cooking them for an army.   Also, I recommend putting the candy bars in the refrigerator before you start grating them, unless you prefer to lick all the melted chocolate off your fingers!

	Desserts: Neiman Marcus Cookies
		Ingredients 2 cups butter 4 cups flour 2 tsp. soda 2 cups sugar 5 cups blended oatmeal* 24 oz. chocolate chips 2 cups brown sugar * Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. 1 tsp. salt 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. vanilla 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
	Instructions Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. Have fun!!! Variations          You can replace the chocolate with toffee chips and if you don't like nuts try dried fruit pieces           ie:cherries, cranberries.