Good-As-Store-Bought Cookies (King Arthur Flour)

If you're an aficionado of those big, soft chocolate chip cookies you find at the mall, or being sold from a kiosk at the airline terminal, give these a try. Loaded with chocolate and nuts, with the mild, nutty flavor of oatmeal, these cookies are also similar to those sold in fancy department stores. King Arthur Flour.

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Serves: 78
• Yields: 6 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups rolled oats, finely ground
• 8  ounces  semisweet chocolate (or bittersweet or milk)
• 1  cup unsalted butter
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2  cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  tablespoon  espresso powder
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1⁄2 cups walnuts, chopped (or pecans)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Grind the oats and 8 ounces of chocolate together in a food processor. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, espresso powder and the reserved oat/chocolate mixture. Add the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
6. Use a tablespoon cookie scoop to drop the dough onto the cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches between then so they can spread.
7. Bake for 12 minutes; don't overbake, or they'll be hard.
8. Remove from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.