Chewy Oatmeal, Raisin, Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup pecans, chopped or 1 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, or almunim foil (butter foil).
• 2 optional: soak 1 cup of rasins overnight in water to make them nice and plump.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt with a fork.
• 4 in a seperate large bowl, beat the butter and both sugars in with an electric mixer until fluffy. then beat in honey, eggs, and vanilla.
• 5 gradually add the flour mixture to the large bowl while beating on low.
• 6 stir in oats, raisins, and pecans.
• 7 drop batter by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing mounds 2 inches apart. flatten mounds only slightly if you want a fat, chewy cookie; or flatten mounds more if you want a thinner cookie.
• 8 bake cookies until the tops start to turn golden brown, about 11-12 minutes.
• 9 cool for 3-5 minutes on cookie sheets, then move cookies to a cooling rack.
• 10 store cookies in an airtight container to keep them nice and moist.