First things first, I got the butter out of the fridge so it had enough time to soften. This is a very important step, so dont skip it Heres how to soften butter quickly .

While the butter softened, I prepped all of my ingredients. This is called mise en place , and I highly recommend doing it. Its more work upfront, but then its smooth sailing. I mixed the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Instead of using measuring cups, I measured by weight . This gives a more accurate measure of the ingredients. Heres a handy conversion chart that I printed out and stuck on my fridge.

Step 2: Cream the butter and sugar

Once the butter was softened, I beat it for one minute. Then, I added the sugars, and beat for another two minutes. Next, I added the eggs, beating after each one, and then the vanilla.

Step 3: Add the dry ingredients and mix-ins

Once the wet ingredients were mixed, I gradually added the flour mixture. Finally, I mixed in the goodies-chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.

Step 4: Bake

Taste of Home

At this point, the upcoming task was a little daunting. There was a mound of dough in the bowl and each batch bakes for 17-20 minutes at 350ºF. Thats a lot longer than the standard 10-12 minutes Plus, these are oversized cookies (1/4 cup of dough per cookie), so I could only bake 4 cookies on a pan.

How Did These Cookies Turn Out?