Chocolate Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 cups quaker oats, old fashioned
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecan halves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugars.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth.
• 4 mix in vanilla extract.
• 5 mix in baking soda, salt, and flour until just combined (don’t over-mix flour!=tough cookie. blech!).
• 6 stir in oatmeal, chocolate chips, and pecans until evenly combined.
• 7 drop dough onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper (i use a medium-sized cookie scoop…so easy!).
• 8 place cookies in preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes (depending on your preference/oven).
• 9 remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
• 10 eat.
• 11 enjoy.
• 12 be happy!