Oatmeal Nut Chocolate Cookies

Submitted by RecipeNut

"These cookies are packed with oatmeal, chocolate, and nuts. YUUMMMY"

 

• Ready In: 24mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 24 large cookies
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1⁄2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup white chocolate chips or 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup macadamia nuts or 1 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine butter and shortening. Beat with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; beat until combined.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and cocoa powder; beat on low speed until combined. Stir in oats, semisweet chips, white baking chips, and nuts.
3. Using 1/4 cup dry measuring cup, drop dough 3 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Press dough into 3 inch circles. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or just untiln edges are firm and centers are set. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to wire rack; cool.

Reviews

[I'mPat]

DS took these humungous (27 of them) to his recreational music day were they were all gobbled up. I baked them at 160C fan forced oven for 18 minutes. Thank you Recipenut, made for Aussie Swap #26 - March 2009.