Ingredients:

• 1 cup Large Flake Quaker^® Oats or Quick Quaker^® Oats (uncooked)
• 1 pound (4 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

How to make it:

1. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined 4 cups flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.
2. Divide dough evenly between two bowls. Add cocoa to one bowl and add remaining 1/4 cup flour to second bowl; mix well.
3. Add 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup oats to each bowl; mix well. Cover and chill both doughs 2 hours.
4. Heat oven to 375°F. To shape cookies, remove small portion of each dough; keep remainder refrigerated.
5. Combine 1 tablespoon of each dough, twisting doughs together to form a single cookie. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake 10 to 11 minutes or until light coloured dough is golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.