Chocolate Chip Cookies Supreme

1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 ½ cups margarine or butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ teaspoon rum extract
2 eggs
3 cups Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
1 ½ cups oat bran
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (6-oz.) white baking bar, chopped, or 1 cup vanilla milk chips
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Heat oven to 375º F. In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, rum extract and eggs; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in chocolat chips, white baking bar and walnuts. (Dough will be stiff.) Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375º F for 9 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. 4 dozen cookies.