Shelly's Recipe

APPLE PECAN COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, packed brown sugar and confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt, baking powder and baking soda
4 oz milk chocolate
3 tart apples, cored but not peeled, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1 cup pecan halves

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing until lemony. Place oatmeal into the food processor and process until powdered. In another bowl, sift oatmeal and remaining dry ingredients and gradually add to creamed mixture; meat on low until combined. Place chocolate in food processor and process until powdered. Add chocolate, apples and pecans. Grease cookie sheet.

Using a cookie scoop, evenly place 9 cookies on sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies or barely brown on edges and still very soft when removed from oven. Remove to a rack to cool. Cool cookie sheet, the grease again, repeating until all dough is used and baked.