Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crunchy and sweet with the texture of oatmeal cookies but the chocolaty-ness of chocolate-chip, these are sure to be a hit with everyone.

yield: 3 dozen cookies

1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup oats
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate minichips

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
3. Place sugars and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add vanilla and egg; beat until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until combined. Stir in pecans and minichips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove cookies from pans and cool on wire racks.