Goin’ to the Lake Cookies
These Goin’ to the Lake Cookies are one of the most requested cookies from my family. These cookies are moist, chewy, and delicious. Even when I forget a batch in the oven, the crispy ones are still yummy! The name comes from the fact that I would make these once a year when we all went to Norris Lake in Tennessee. My sister and her husband had a house there, and the kids and I would spend a week every summer. Now, these cookies take a while to make, because there are around 80-100 cookies, depending on size. We freeze them in baggies and bring them along. Unfortunately, they never lasted long, even when I hid one baggie under the frozen vegetables! This is a great recipe to make and share the bounty with friends and family.
Goin’ to the Lake Cookies
Scrumptious cookies with oatmeal and lots of chocolate chunks!
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 5 cups oatmeal quick or old fashioned
- 8 oz Hershey bar
- 24 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups nuts if desired
Instructions
- Cream together in a LARGE bowl: 2 cups butter (softened), 2 cups granulated sugar, 2 cups brown sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla.
- Add 4 eggs and mix.
- Add to first mix (I just add all this to the top of the first mix and stir slightly together before mixing it all together, but you can mix in a separate bowl): 4 cups flour, 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp baking powder, 5 cups oatmeal that has been POWDERIZED in a blender or food processor. Just pour the 5 cups in a little at a time or all at once and blend until it becomes powder like.
- Chop an 8 ounce Hershey bar in food processor until it is in chunks, whatever size you like. I leave mine larger than chocolate chips.
- Add the chocolate bar pieces and a 24 ounce bag of chocolate chips to the mixture.
- Add 3 cups of nuts, if desired. This makes A LOT and can be difficult to mix. You may need to mix with your hands.
- Place on a cookie sheet, making golf ball size balls. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes, depending on your oven and the size of your balls!
- Enjoy warm out of the oven, or freeze in containers or Ziploc baggies. Enough to share with friends!
