Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Of all the chocolate chip cookie recipes in the world oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my favorite.

I don't know where I found the original recipe but I've altered it so much that I guess now it's mine.

It's very similar to the Nestle chocolate chip recipe except for the addition of the oatmeal. I also use fewer chocolate chips and more pecans. I like to leave the pecans in fairly large pieces for the crunch factor.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 3/4 c. flour
2 c. quick oatmeal
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
8 oz. chocolate chips
2 c. chopped Pecans

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, salt and soda in small bowl. Set aside. In large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture until well mixed. Stir in oatmeal, then nuts and chocolate chips.

Drop by cookie scoop onto Silpat lined half sheet pan, 1 1/2-inches apart. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Leave cookies on sheet pan a few minutes before removing to cooling rack.

Makes 36 cookies

Give Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies a try and see if you don't agree with me that they're better than Nestle's.

You Might Need:

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat

• Oxo Good Grips Cookie Scoop