If you like a crunchy, yet chewy chocolate chip cookies then you will like these cookies. We really like the monster size cookie and hope you will too!

Monster Chip Cookies

*1 cup Butter, room temperature
*1/2 cup Butter Flavored Shortening
*1 cup Granulated Sugar
*1 1/3 cup Light Brown Sugar
*1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
*1 1/2 teaspoons Sea Salt
*2 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
*3/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
*2 teaspoon Baking Soda
*1 teaspoon Cinnamon
*3/4 cup Quick Cooking Oats
*2-3 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
*1 cup Mini Baking M&M’s
*2 cups chopped Pecans, optional

Cream together the following ingredients in a stand mixer with paddle attachment; Butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla extract and sea salt.

Whisk together in a bowl the dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.

Add the dry whisked ingredients a cup at a time to the creamed mixture and mix on medium speed until well combined.

Remove bowl from stand mixer and stir in the oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips, mini baking M&M’s and pecans.

Then Scoop 1/4 cup of the cookie dough for each cookie onto a Silpat covered 1/2 baking sheet. (Spacing about 3 inches apart, 6 cookies per baking sheet.)

Bake in a pre-heated oven 350*F. for 14-16 minutes or until centers are set.

Remove from oven and allow to cool 2 minutes before removing cookies from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Makes 40 monster cookies

Enjoy!

Lindy and Jacque