This week has been a bit chaotic ... A last minute trip home and I'm staying by myself at my parents house while they frolic in Hawaii. In my boredom a few days ago, I organized my parent's pantry - sorry folks but I'll draw you a map if you need. While I was on my pantry tour, I found a lot of random food items but no Oreos. Ok. There we have it - I organized the pantry in hopes to find a stash of sweets. Nope, sorry Charlie, nada, zip, nothing.
Sitting here this afternoon I started craving something sweet again - you'd think I would have picked up something when I went out yesterday but no. So here I am with no motivation to get up, drive to the store (it's been 105 here in Tucson) and buy those Oreos but alas, I remember I saw some fun things in the pantry so ... In pure desperation and to avoid death of starvation I cookies with what ever I could find ... Literally.
What I ended up with was a salty, sweet, chocolatly cookie ... The only thing I might add would be dried cherries ... Just to add some tartness.
Ingredients:
Goodness Mixture:
3 cups cereal - I used Honey Bunches of Oats
1/2 C Chopped Pecans
1/2 C Mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/4 Mini Marshmallows
1/2 C Shreadded Coconut
2/3 C Brown Sugar
1 1/4 C Granulated Sugar
1 C Salted Butter
1 tea Vanilla
1 Egg
1 1/2 C All Purpose Flour
1/2 tea Baking Powder
1/2 tea Baking Soda
1 tea Kosher Salt
Mix pecans, chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, cereal and coconut.
In the stand mixer cream room temperature butter and sugars. Add vanilla & egg. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt. Incorporate flour. Once all is well mixed start adding the goodness mixture - low speed. Once all ingredients are mixed put dough in the freezer to chill.
After chilling, scoop onto tray lined with parchment paper. I used a medium sized scoop and the recipe made 3 dozen.
Bake at 350 for 16 minutes - let rest on tray for 10 mins ten transfer to cooling rack.
Enjoy