Loaded Cookies

One of my favorite chocolate chip cookies.   Some people call these Rockstar Cookies.   

LOADED COOKIES

(makes 5 dozen or 2 1/2 large cookies)

Ingredients:

*1 cup butter, softened

*3/4 cup white sugar

*3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

*2 eggs, room temperature

*1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

*3 tablespoons melted peanut butter (optional)

*2 cups all-purpose flour

*2 cups rolled oats

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*1 teaspoon baking soda

*3/4 cup chopped pretzels

*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional). 

*1 cup milk chocolate chips

*1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

*1 cup toffee bits

*1 cup pecans, chopped

*sea salt (optional)

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees

~Measure oats into a food processor or blender.

~Blend into a fine powder & set aside.

~In a large bowl, cream together butter, and sugars.

~Beat in the eggs one at a time.

~Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla.

~In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon

~Stir dray ingredients into creamed butter and sugar.

~Add chocolate chips, toffee bits, pretzels, and nuts.

~Drop by teaspoons (for small cookies) or 1/3 cup (for large cookies) onto a cookie sheet. 

~Sprinkle a little sea salt over top of dough.

~Bake for 5-7 minutes for small cookies or bake for 11-13 minutes for large cookies or until the edges start to brown.

~Remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for 10 minutes for the small ones and 20 minutes for the large ones.