Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies are packed with semisweet chocolate chips and crunchy pecans in a browned butter cookie dough. Perfectly crisp around the edges and chewy through the middle, everybody raves about every bite of these nutty, chocolate-crammed cookies.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup (200g) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/3 cups (329g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped pecans
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir for about 3 minutes until golden specks form in butter it begins to smell nutty. Remove browned butter from heat and pour into a heatproof bowl. Refrigerate brown butter for 20-30 minutes to cool slightly.1 cup salted butter
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Transfer browned butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and add the dark brown sugar and granulated sugar. Beat for 1 minute on high speed to combine.1 cup (200g) dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat again.2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine, scraping sides and bottom of bowl as needed.2 1/3 cups (329g) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
- Add chocolate chips and chopped pecans, mixing just until evenly distributed.1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped pecans
- Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop even amounts of dough onto prepared baking sheets. Roll dough into balls between your hands. Space each ball of dough a few inches apart on the baking sheet. Press additional chocolate chips and pecan pieces into tops of each cookie, if desired.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes until edges are just set and centers are still soft. Remove from oven. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 266IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg
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