What's Cookin Wednesday - Cinnamon Graham Crunchy Cookies

Adapted from AllRecipies

Looking for a great "Throw in everything!" recipe? This might be the one :-)

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (we used 1/2 pb chips, 1/2 chocolate)
½ cup chopped pecans (we used slivered almonds)
2 cups crumbled cinnamon graham crackers (we used cinnamon pretzel chips and regular graham crackers)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and stir until it becomes a soft dough.
2. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and 1 cup of graham cracker crumbs.
3. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into remaining graham cracker crumbs and coat well. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack and store in airtight container.

This made A LOT of cookies! And it held the crunch of the pretzels for days. We'll make this one again.

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