SALTED CARAMEL & PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

SALTED CARAMEL & PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES image

Provided by Ellen Bales

Categories Cookies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 c butter, softened
1 c sugar
1 c packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
3 c rolled oats
1 pkg (11 oz.) caramel baking bits
1 c pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
coarse sea salt

Steps:

1. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, brown sugar, 1 tsp. salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.
2. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the remaining flour. Stir in oats, caramel baking bits and pecans.
3. Using a tablespoon drop 1-1/2-inch mounds of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
4. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 11 to 12 minutes, until the edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheets for 3 to 4 minutes; remove to a wire rack. Cool.