Special Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 Nestle Crunch candy bar (1.4 ounces), broken into pieces
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup vanilla or white chips
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons strawberry or raspberry extract
- 1 to 2 drops red food coloring, optional
- In a food processor, combine the oats, candy bar and pecans. Cover and process until finely chopped; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and reserved oat mixture; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased
- . Bake at 350u0b0 for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
- Combine the icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.
oats, pecans, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, vanilla, sugar, milk, strawberry, drops red food coloring
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/special-chocolate-chip-cookies/ (may not work)