---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

     Title: Oatmeal Cookie Drops with Milk Chocolate and Almonds
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
     Yield: 48 servings

     2    Hershey's milk chocolate
          -with
          Almonds
          Chocolate bars (7 oz. each)
   3/4 c  Butter or margarine;
          -softened
   1/2 c  Packed light brown sugar
   1/2 c  Granulated sugar
     3 tb Light corn syrup
     2    Eggs
     1 ts Vanilla extract
   1/2 ts Almond extract
 2-1/4 c  All-purpose flour
     1 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Salt
 1-1/2 c  Old-fashioned oats
          Or quick-cooking rolled oats
   1/2 c  Toasted chopped almonds*

 Recipe by: www.hersheys.com

 Heat oven to 350 F. Cut chocolate into approximately
 1/2-inch pieces. In large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar
 and granulated sugar until well blended. Add corn syrup,
 eggs, vanilla and almond extracts; beat well. Stir together
 flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating
 until well blended. Stir in oats, chocolate and almonds, if
 desired. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie
 sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges begin to brown
 and cookie is set. Cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet
 to wire rack. Cool completely.

 About 4 dozen cookies.

 * To toast almonds: Heat oven to 350 F. Spread almonds
 in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes,
 stirring occasionally, until light golden brown; cool.

 JM

 Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation.
 This recipe may be reprinted (with attribution) courtesy of the
 Hershey Kitchens.

-----