Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies

Yummy, thick, rich chocolate chip cookies

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 28

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb margarine or 1⁄2 lb butter, softened
• 1  cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2  eggs
• 2  tablespoons milk
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2 1⁄2 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 4  cups chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oats, chocolate chips and nuts, if desired; mix well.
2. Refrigerate at least one hour.
3. Drop dough by 1/4 cup measuring cup onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake 9 to 10 minutes for a chewy cookie or 12 to 13 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.