Chocolate chunk pecan cookies
Chocolate chunk and pecan cookies that are perfectly chewy and melt in the mouth.
Ingredients
- 250 grams lightly salted butter at room temperature
- 170 grams light brown sugar approximately 250 ml packed
- 170 grams dark brown sugar approximately 250 ml packed
- 2 large eggs
- 10 ml vanilla extract approximately 2 teaspoons
- 440 grams cake flour approximately 4 cups, scooped into the cup with a spoon and levelled
- 10 ml baking powder approximately 2 teaspoons
- 400 grams 70% cocoa chocolate bar cut into roughly into chunks
- 230 grams pecan nuts approximately 500 ml or 2 cups
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius or 160 fan / 350 F / Gas mark 4.
- Line the cookie sheets with baking parchment.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat the butter for 2 minutes until it lightens and looks creamy. Add the sugar and beat until the sugar is dissolved and there are no sugar lumps. This may take between 5-10 minutes depending on whether you are using a whisk or cake mixer. For purposes of this test I used a whisk.
- Add the egg to the butter and sugar mixture and beat again until it is thick and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add the vanilla extract and ensure that you scrape the sides of the bowl to mix in all the butter and sugar at the bottom and sides.
- Fold the flour and baking powder into the butter mixture and combine thoroughly.
- Add the chocolate chunks and chopped pecans and mix thoroughly. The mixture will be soft and easy to scoop.
- Use a small ice cream scoop with approximately 50 ml capacity to scoop dough balls onto the lined baking sheet.
- Leave enough space between the balls so that they can spread without touching.
- Bake on the lower shelf for 10 minutes then turn and bake on the middle shelf for a further 3-5 minutes, depending on how crispy you want it.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack. This will ensure that they don't crumble when you remove them while hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 52mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 196IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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