Oaty Chocolate Chunk Cookies

By mamacasma

One bite of these cookies and you’ll never go back to the plain oatmeal kind again, given their delightfully chewy texture and rich chunks of chocolate, pecans and plain M&M’s.

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 2 1⁄2 cups old-fashioned or quick oats
• 3⁄4 cup each chocolate chunks and plain M&M’s
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Beat butter and sugars in a bowl with mixer on medium speed until fluffy. in eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt until blended.

2. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour to blend. Stir in oats, 1⁄2 cup each of chocolate and M&M’s, and 3⁄4 cup of pecans.

3. Drop heaping Tbsps (or use a small cookie dough scooper) 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Stick the remaining chocolate chunks, M’s and pecans into tops of cookies.

4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet, then remove to a wire rack to cool.