The Best Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Upgrade your chocolate chip cookie game making these gourmet chocolate chip pecan cookies. They are soft, gooey, and the pecans create a great flavor and crunch in the cookie.
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Servings: 24 Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Tsp Salt
- ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (melted and cooled)
- ⅔ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1 ¼ Cup Pecans (divided )
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° degrees and line a baking sheet with silicone mats or parchment paper and set aside.
- Melt the butter and allow to cool.
- Crush pecans (if you have whole pecans) by placing them in a Ziploc bag and smashing them with a rolling pin or something that will crush the pecans into smaller pieces.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together melted and cooled butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on high for about 30-60 seconds.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla and continue beating with an electric mixer until the wet ingredients are fully mixed and cohesive.
- In small amounts, about ½ cup at a time, add in the dry ingredients and beat on low between each addition. Once the flour mixture is completely incorporated stop mixing.
- Stir in the dark chocolate chips and 1 cup of crushed pecans.
- Scoop cookie dough balls (about 50g) onto the cookie sheet, ensuring the dough balls are at least 2 inches apart. Sprinkle the remaining pecans on the top of the unbaked cookies.
- Bake time for cookies is 9-11 minutes or until the bottom edges are golden brown and the top is slightly doughy.
- Allow to cool on the tray for 5-10 minutes and remove with a spatula, placing them on a wire rack to fully cool.