This 20 minutes chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe is my favourite cookie recipe ! These cookies are so tasty that they can make you feel happy the whole day ! Thick, chewy, with crunchy pecans and gooey chocolate chips, these cookies are perfect.
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Why you’ll love this chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe ?
If like me you love old fashioned chocolate chip cookies, you’ll love this chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe.
Mixing the taste of nutty pecans with delicious large chocolate chunks in your cookies makes them absolutely delicious. Plus, pecan are good for weight management, heart and brain.
Plus, this chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe is super easy to follow, quick to prepare, and is made of only a few ingredients, butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, vanilla, pecans and chocolate chips.
These cookies are perfect for your loved ones or for a sweet moment with yourself 😍🍫🥜
A bit about chocolate chip pecan cookies
This chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe is a simple variation of the old fashioned chocolate chip recipe.
Are you aware that chocolate and pecans are surprisingly healthy ? Pecan nuts contain nutrients such as fiber, healthy fats and antioxidants, that can lower inflammation, support heart health and improve overall health. Also, dark chocolate is known to improve the mood, is rich in antioxidants and may help circulation.
Nevertheless, even if the chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe is delicious, I recommend you to enjoy them with moderation, because they can be quite high in calories and fats. A single cookie can contain 140 to 290 calories, and from 6 to 28 grams of fat, because of it’s composition of butter and sugar.
Ingredients
Here are all the ingredients you’ll need to prepare the chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe:
- 280 gr of flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 225 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 50 gr white sugar
- 150 gr brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large eggs
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Dark chocolate tablet
How to Prepare chocolate chip pecan cookies ?
Preheat and Prep
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C), prepare your baking sheet and baking paper.
Mix the Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl mix 280gr of flour, a pinch of baking soda, and salt.
Cream the butter and sugars
With a manual or electric mixer, mix 225 grams of unsalted butter, 150gr of brown sugar, 50gr of white sugar and a large egg, and vanilla extract.
Combine everything
Then you can fold the flour and the baking powder into your preparation with a spatula, until you do not see any flour left. But try to not mix it too much to get a good cookie texture.
Afterwards, you can simply add chocolate chips and the chopped pecan nuts.
Tips : To have large melting chocolate chunks in your cookies, take a large dark chocolate tablet and break it in its own packaging before adding it into the preparation.
Scoop and bake
With a large ice scream scoop or a large table spoon just form small balls with the cookie dough and put them on the baking sheet.
Tips : Leave some space between the cookies so they do not stick together. You can add large chocolate chunk and pecan on the top of your cookie dought balls to get beautiful cookies.
Cool and enjoy !
I know that you will want to jump on these succulent cookies as soon as they et out of the oven, but you have to let them cool on the baking shit for at least 5 minutes. Then you can grab a large glass of fresh milk and enjoy it.
What to serve with chocolate chip pecan cookies ?
I think the best way to eat chocolate chip pecan cookies is with a fresh glass of cold milk. But, it’s up to you, you can opt for a fresh orange juice, a hot cup of coffee, a tea or even a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
FAQ: Chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe
Can you put pecans in chocolate chip cookies ?
Obviously, you can put pecans in chocolate chip cookies, they add crunch and flavour to the cookies.
What is the secret ingredient to keep cookies soft ?
Using brown sugar, softening butter and not overbaking help cookies staying soft.
Should I toast pecans before using them in cookies ?
Personally, I simply cut crush the nuts with my hands, but you can definitely toast your pecan nuts in your oven or even in a pan.
What nut goes well with chocolate chip cookies ?
Pecan go very well with chocolate chip cookies, but chocolate chip walnut cookies are also succulent.
What happens if you add an extra egg to chocolate chip cookies ?
If you add an extra egg to your chocolate chip cookies, they will be softer, like a cake.
Why doesn’t chocolate melt in cookies ?
It’s simple, chocolate chips contain stabilizers that make them hold their shape when baking. To get melting chocolate in your cookies, you can make large chocolate chunks, by chopping a dark chocolate tablet.
Can I use chopped-up chocolate instead of chocolate chips ?
Absolutely, in this chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe we use both chopped dark chocolate and chocolate chips, because chopped chocolate give much more taste to the cookies.
Why do my chocolate chip cookies flatten when I take them out of the oven ?
When the butter is overly softened it can result in flat cookies.
20 minutes chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe
Ingredients
- 280 gr all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 225 gr unsalted butter softened
- 50 gr white sugar
- 150 gr brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat and prep
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C), prepare your baking sheet and baking paper.
Mix the dry ingredients
- In a large bowl mix 280gr of flour, a pinch of baking soda, and salt.
Cream the butter and sugars
- With a manual or electric mixer, mix 225 grams of unsalted butter, 150gr of brown sugar, 50gr of white sugar and a large egg, and vanilla extract.
Combine everything
- Then you can fold the flour and the baking powder into your preparation with a spatula, until you do not see any flour left. But try to not mix it too much to get a good cookie texture.
- Afterwards, you can simply add chocolate chips and the chopped pecan nuts.
- Tips : To have large melting chocolate chunks in your cookies, take a large dark chocolate tablet and break it in its own packaging before adding it into the preparation.
Scoop and bake
- With a large ice scream scoop or a large table spoon just form small balls with the cookie dough and put them on the baking sheet.
- Tips : Leave some space between the cookies so they do not stick together. You can add large chocolate chunk and pecan on the top of your cookie dought balls to get beautiful cookies.
Cool and enjoy !
- I know that you will want to jump on these succulent cookies as soon as they et out of the oven, but you have to let them cool on the baking shit for at least 5 minutes. Then you can grab a large glass of fresh milk and enjoy it.