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Granola-Coconut-Chocolate Chip Grabbers

from the amazing blog: cookiemadness.net

Granola-Coconut-Chocolate Chip Grabbers

2/3 cup (70 grams) pecans
1/2 cup (45 grams) shredded coconut
1/3 cup (30 grams) ground oats**
14 tablespoons (200 grams) unsalted butter, cool room temperature
3/4 cup (150 grams) packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup (48 grams) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 scant teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup all purpose or white whole wheat flour (4.5 oz)
3 cups granola (240 grams)
2/3 cup (114 grams) chocolate chips (I used bittersweet)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Lay the pecans, coconut and ground oats on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until coconut is toasted. Let cool slightly; chop the pecans.

Raise oven heat to 375 degrees F. ( Or you can leave it at 350 — See note)

Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla; beat in the salt and baking soda, then add the flour and stir until it is almost mixed in.

Break up any big clumps of the granola and combine it with the toasted nuts, coconut, ground oats and chocolate chips; add that mixture to the batter and stir until blended. Batter should be really thick.

Scoop up solidly packed and rounded tablespoonfuls of dough and arrange on parchment lined cookie sheets spacing about 3 inches apart.. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Makes about 28 cookies

Note: If your cookies seem to be browning too fast at 375, try 350.

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