Chocolate, Pecan Oat Cookies

I have never been a fan of biscuits and never buy them. But occasionally I am in the mood for making them. Yesterday was that day. I looked in the store cupboard to see what I had. Pecans, porridge oats, milk chocolate chips. 

I don't like milk chocolate myself (they were bought by accident) but The Bloke does and he adores cookies so I came up with this recipe. You can use dark chocolate chips with this recipe too. They turned out crispy on the outside and slightly chewy in the middle. He loves them and says they are moreish - as he ate one after another.. after another..

Ingredients:

100g plain flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
125g butter, soft
200g soft light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp vanilla extract/essence
175g porridge oats 
75g pecans, chopped  
75g chocolate chips

Method:

Heat the oven to 180 C (160C fan oven). Line two large baking trays with greaseproof paper and have them ready.

In a large bowl mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix the butter with the sugar, egg and vanilla essence - ideally with an electric beater. Add the flour mix to the butter mix and stir well, adding the milk too. Add the oats, nuts and chocolate and also mix well. It will be quite stiff to stir, but mix until all incorporated. 

Take heaped tablespoons of the mixture and place onto the baking trays, with a little space to spread. You should get about 20 biscuits, approx. 10 per baking tray.

Pop in the oven for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Try not to touch them as they will be very soft and hot. Leave to cool for ten minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack. When cool enough to eat - enjoy!