Cookie Time: Spicy Pecan Ranger Cookies

This is one of those recipes that invites endless variations. I’d thought about adding nuts, and then when I only had half the coconut needed for the recipe, I figured I could use chopped pecans to fill in the space. We are fans of this chewy cookie that has a bit of extra crunch from the Rice Krispies.

Spicy Pecan Ranger Cookies

Makes 72 cookies

2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, not packed (about 5 ounces)
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg or mace
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together, then add eggs and vanilla. Stir in all dry ingredients until combined.

Use a cookie scoop to place cookies on prepared baking sheet (parchment or silpat).

Bake 10 minutes at 400.

Recipe and photos copyright 2015 Barb Szyszkiewicz for Cook and Count. All rights reserved.

Nutrition information per cookie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARIATION:
Skip the coconut, double the pecans. Yield: 57 cookies when using a generous cookie scoop.

Nutrition information is per cookie (no coconut, double the pecans, 57 per recipe)