Oatmeal, walnut, and chocolate chunk cookies

I originally made these cookies about a year ago and they were very well received. Rob tore through them in a weekend and my work devoured them even quicker. They are very delicious and I feel very lucky that I found this recipe as I was just typing ingredients I happened to have into Google and this came up so I tried it thinking 'well at least I'll get rid of these ingredients' - little did I know that they would become Rob's absolute favorite cookie and almost mine as well (though Girl Scout Thin Mints will always be favorite).

The one thing I will say is keep them small... when you try to go too big they don't cook through and these are the type of cookies you want cooked in the middle, not too much, but definitely not gooey.

Oatmeal, walnut, and chocolate chunk cookies
makes 42 cookies

250g butter, softened
200g light brown soft sugar
75g caster sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
150g flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon salt
260g porridge oats
125g chopped walnuts
175g chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 170C / Gas mark 3.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, bicarb and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended.

Mix in the oats, walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking trays.

Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.