Monster Muesli Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Have you ever started to make something only to find mid recipe that you are missing a key ingredient? That happened to me twice today, first with my burrito pies, second with Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies...oatmeal being the key word here. I was out of it.


My substitution created the happy accident below:

Monster Muesli Chocolate Chunk Cookies
adapted from foodnetwork.com

INGREDIENTS

• • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup muesli of choice (mine had raisins and slivered almonds)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces block dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • Large flake sea salt, for garnish

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INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, muesli, baking powder, cinnamon and kosher salt.
  3. In large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter. Using an electric beater or the paddle attachment of the stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until it they are light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat them into the butter and sugar mixture. Add in the vanilla as well.
  4. With a rubber spatula or with the stand mixer on low, gradually add the flour mixture into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
  5. Spoon the cookie dough by 2 tablespoon-size balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Place the cookie dough balls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake for 12 to 13 minutes.
  6. When the cookies come out of the oven IMMEDIATELY sprinkle each cookie with a few grains of sea salt. This is really important to do while the cookies are hot.
  7. Let the cookies cool for 2 to 3 minutes and then transfer them to a cooling rack.