potato cake recipe to try (rough cut)

i made some level of a potato cake recipe out of the joy of cooking today once again trying to make changes before i tasted the original recipe but the kids wouldnt eat spicy potato cakes the recipe was okay but i didnt love it i used to make this by adding panko to my mashed potato recipe but that just works out okay so instead if i make a potato cake recipe again it will be this. 

2lbs russet potatoes approx 8 med-small potatoes
8 bulbs garlic med-small
chicken stock to just cover potatoes or bouillon and water 
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs rosemary sage thyme work well
2 tblspns lemon juice
salt 1.5 tspns
fresh cracked pepper .5 tspns
canola oil and butter

peel potatoes and place in pot with garlic bulbs and herbs
add cold chicken stock to just cover potatoes boil uncovered for 30 -45 minutes until tender
remove and place in fridge to cool a bit (you make patties with hands)
when cooler add onions, lemon juice, pepper and salt
mash but not as much as a normal mashed potato
heat nonstick skillet with 2/3 to 1/3 portion canola oil to butter a layer of oil on bottom of pan
until a wooden spoon bubbles when place in the oil
fry each side until golden brown 5 minutes or so each side med hight het

Might be Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe makes a butt load of cookies and everybody loves them.  I like to make them before thanksgiving take half the cookies with me and freeze the second half of the cookies for use during christmas.

cream together:

2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
add:
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

in another bowl
mix together:
4 cups flour
5 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda

combine both bowls
add 24oz of chocolate chips
8oz plain hershey bar finely grated
3 cups chopped walnuts or pecans

form dough into golf ball size balls arrange on cookie sheet 2 "apart"
bake @375 for 6 minutes or until done