Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe was born out of innovation. I was desperate for a cookie, ANY cookies, ME WANT COOKIES!!!! Or so the saying goes... However, I was nearly out of chocolate chips and I didn't have any all purpose flour or white sugar. So, I improvised. They hit the spot for me and then my husband tried them and I couldn't believe how much he loved them! Later I told him they were made with whole wheat flour and he was shocked. He isn't pro healthy substitutes when it comes to cookies. ;)

Not only are these cookies delicious but they also are a bit more satiating as they contain rolled oats. As I am prone to needing a snack at about four every day, one of these is all I need (ok, ok, ok maybe two and some milk :D).

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup softened, nearly melted butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbs milk
• 1/2 cup rolled oats 
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

I am lucky to have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and therefore am pretty lazy about separating out dry and wet ingredients. I put the flour, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and milk into the mixing bowl and just turned on the machine until everything was blended together. I then added the rolled oats, pecans, and chocolate chips and combined thoroughly. However, if you do not have a mixer, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, and rolled oats in one bowl. Mix the butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and milk in another bowl. Combine the two and then add the pecans and chocolate chips. 

Using a small spoon (teaspoon). Scoop out balls of dough and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven at 375 degrees. 

You will get between 12-24 cookies depending on how much dough you sample and how big you scoop your cookies. I know, you aren't supposed to consume raw eggs because of salmonella. So, here is your warning, don't eat raw cookie dough. But, for the rest of you rebels, enjoy! ;)