oatmeal pear chocolate chip cookies
When I lived in L.A. there was a bakery who made Oatmeal Pear Chocolate Chip Muffins. Over the years I have worked to turn them into a cookie. I have finally got it right. These are my husbands favorite fall cookie.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
The pear adds such a wonderful moistness to these scrummy cookies... soft and delicious!
prep time
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon (i use 1 tbl)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup shortening, butter flavor
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 - eggs
- 2 cups oats, quick cooking
- 2 cups pears without skin (chopped)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup walnut pieces
How To Make oatmeal pear chocolate chip cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Fold in the walnuts, oats, pears and chocolate chips. Drop dough by spoonfuls about 2 inches onto ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step 3Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (or until lightly browned) in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire rack
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