• 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter (don't toss the wrappers)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old-fashioned or rolled oats
• 1/2 cup Grape-Nuts cereal
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 bag (12 ounces) dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°F (if you want them really crispy, jack up the oven to 400°F). Use the butter wrappers to grease 2 cookie sheets. Combine the flour, oats, cereal, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

In a second, large bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Gradually stir flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop batter by rounded tablespoons, not teaspoons (I like to use a small ice cream scoop), about 2 inches apart onto prepared pans. Bake until light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Use a spatula to remove cookies to a wire rack to cool.