Oatmeal-Pecan-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tried and true for over 30 years
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla
- 2.5 cups oatmeal (measure first then grind in food processor)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 ounces dark chocolate chips
- 1.25 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Cream butter with dark brown and white sugar in stand mixer on medium for 5 minutes
- Add eggs and vanilla to creamed butter mixer. Mix on medium for 2-3 minutes. Scrape down sides of mixer bowl as needed.
- Place oatmeal in food processor and grind to a fine powder, about 30 seconds.
- Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda to ground oatmeal. Pulse food processor until all dry ingredients are blended
- Turn stand mixer on low and slowly add the blended flour/oatmeal dry ingredients until well blended. Scrape down sides of mixer bowl as needed.
- With mixer on low, slowly add chocolate chips and chopped pecans until incorporated
- Place bowl of dough in refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes
- Use small scoop to form balls of dough and place on parchment lined baking sheets
- Bake at 375 for 7 minutes
- Remove cookies from oven. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
- Makes 3-4 dozen
Notes
If you don't have a stand mixer, you can use a hand held one if it's powerful or just use your muscles to mix everything with a strong, sturdy wooden spoon.
If you don't have a food processor, you can try grinding the oatmeal in a blender, vitamix, etc.
Use your favorite type of chocolate chips and nuts. I've made milk chocolate chips and macadamia nut cookies before and they were delicious too.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!