Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, NOT melted
- 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup white flour
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup oat flour (blend up regular oats)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/3 cup old fashioned oats, not quick oats
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Diamond of California chopped pecans
The Steps
- Make sure your butter is at room temperature and not melted.
- Cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and creamy, at least 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- In another bowl, place the flour. Remove 1/2 tablespoon from the flour and replace it with the cornstarch. Stir together.
- Add in the oat flour (just blend regular oats in a blender or food processor until they reach flour consistency.)
- Add in the baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir. (Feel free to increase spices to personal preference)
- Add in the old fashioned oats and stir,
- Slowly add in the dry to the wet ingredients mixing in between additions.
- Add in the milk chocolate chips.
- Coarsely chop the pecans. Optionally here, you can toast the pecans in the oven or stovetop if desired.
- Add in the pecans.
- Stir together all of the ingredients and then cover tightly and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Scoop out balls of dough (watch for shape and size in the video OR if you have a food scale, do cookie balls about 1.6 ounces in size)
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a baking liner.
- Place balls of dough (no more than 9 cookies at a time) on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned at the edges (even if the center looks a little under-done — it cooks more after being pulled out of the oven).
- Err on the side of slightly under-baking these cookies for ultra soft and tender cookies!
- Press some extra chocolate chips and/or pecans into the tops of the cookies if desired.
- Allow to cool.
RECIPE CONTRIBUTED BY CHELSEA'S MESSY APRON
