Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup  butter, softened
• 1  cup  granulated sugar
• 1  cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/2  cups  uncooked quick-cooking oats
• 2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  (11.5-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chunks
• 2  (1.55-ounce) milk chocolate candy bars, grated
• 1  cup  chopped pecans, toasted

Preparation

Beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until blended.

Pulse oats in a food processor to a fine powder. Combine oats, flour, and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in chocolate chunks, grated chocolate bars, and pecans. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets.

Bake at 375° for 10 to 14 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Hershey's milk chocolate candy bars.

Kate Kelley, Birmingham, AL, Southern Living, JULY 2005

Recipe Reviews:

Tannye  These cookies are wonderful. I always get raves! I didn't use the candy bars but instead added 3/4 cup of Toffee pieces and 3/4 cup Reeces pieces. I have made toasting and not toasting the pecans and they were good either way. 14 min in my electric oven was perfect. Enjoy! 01/10/11 Finnbar  Excellent recipe! Made for some very picky cookie eaters as part of an auction donation. Rave reviews. Left out the pecans due to allergies and still got rave reviews. 06/18/10 Soccer Mama  Unbelievable cookies! My husband begrudgingly admitted they were better than his Mom's Toll House cookes. The texture is hearty and crisp, and the chocolate was just right. Didn't change a thing, except forgot to toast the pecans which didn't seem to matter. I made the dough the day before I baked them. My batches took exactly 12 mins to be perfectly crispy and delicious. Enjoy!!! 12/23/09   WOW! This is our new favorite cookie recipe! I was looking for something new to try and stumbled upon this recipe. I made it and everyone raved. For my son who hates chocolate, I made a tray of the cookies using the dough before adding the pecans and two chocolates- those were delicious too. My brother, who is not a big dessert lover, called and said he was eating these cookies for dinner. 11/17/09 Anne  I have made this recipe twice, both times with rave reviews. These are the equivalent of decadent gourmet cookies. The oats give them a hearty texture. Great with coffee or a big glass of milk! They deserve a place on the holiday menu. I panicked when I misplaced this recipe!!! CAUTION: will dry out quickly if not protected. 11/17/05

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