Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Here's the recipe for these oatmeal walnut cookies.  My friend's mom is 97 years old and has been on TV for years, and has her own cookbook called Blue Ribbon Baking.  I've mentioned her and her recipes before, and I'm doing it again because everything I've made from her book turns out to be the best tasting cookie or brownie ever!  This cookie is no exception.

This recipe makes a lot, and the cookies are thin, chewy, and full of flavor and crunch - it's impossible to eat just one or even two or even three...

So here's my cookie jar, full and running over...