Chocolate Exquisite Cookies

recipe courtesy of Joann Hensley, McGaheysville, Va.

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 ½ cups oatmeal, blended (measure first, and then blend into fine powder)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 oz. chocolate chips
• 9 oz. of Hershey bar, grated
• 1 ½ cups pecans, chopped

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and both sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

In a separate bowl, mix flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda together. Gradually

add dry ingredients to cream mixture. Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey bar and pecans.

Drop from a 1-inch ice cream scoop onto parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees

for 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned.

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