Chocolate chunk cookies are one of my favorite treats. When I was at the grocery store on the weekend I noticed a new brand of chocolate chip cookies. The package advertised two main selling points: 1. They were made with real butter. 2. They had more chocolate than any other ingredient. The cookies sounded pretty good and I was immediately craving chocolate chip cookies. I was almost thinking about getting them but I quickly realized that I would have much more fun making them myself.
They recipe that I normally use for chocolate chip cookies already had real butter and more chocolate than any other ingredient so I was set to go. But, I wanted to play around a bit and I had recently seen a few chocolate chunk cookie recipes that called for pecans. I though that the pecans would add a nice flavour to the cookies but I was in the mood for the texture of a plain chocolate chip cookie. I decided to try pulsing the pecans in the food processor so that they would give the flavour without changing the texture too much.
The cookies turned out really good! I of course could not resist trying them while they were still warm from the oven. They were nice and soft and gooey on the inside and a touch crispy on the outside. They pecans added a nice yet subtle flavour that I enjoyed. I placed some of the cookies in the fridge after they cooled as I like the texture of the cool chocolate in a chocolate chunk cookie.
Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies
ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/8 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
- 1/2 cup pecans (chopped or coarsely ground)
directions
- Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet.
- Mix in the chocolate and the pecans.
- Place the dough onto a cookie sheet one table spoon at a time.
- Bake in a 350F/180C preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
Lina says
April 10, 2008 at 10:49 pmoh my god! I want some of that!
Sharon says
April 10, 2008 at 10:56 pmthese look SO good! what a great idea you had! chocolate chip/chunk cookies are my favorite dessert; i love the flavors of chocolate and nuts together, but i hate nuts in chocolate chip cookies because it ruins the texture! these look awesome!
noble pig says
April 10, 2008 at 11:00 pmYum-mo! Wow that picture just me into a chocolate coma, but it’s a good thing.
Vicarious Foodie says
April 10, 2008 at 11:07 pmOh…my…God. Look at all that melty chocolate. I’ll take one of those and a glass of milk, please.
Cynthia says
April 10, 2008 at 11:27 pmKevin! That is not nice! Look at that second photograph and tell me how you expect someone to get on with their work when that image will be swimming in their heads all the time? 🙂
Chef Erik says
April 10, 2008 at 11:40 pmYummy!!! I can’t express how much I love cookies.Great job, a tall glass of chocolate soy milk and I’m in heaven.
Elle says
April 11, 2008 at 12:44 amCan you beam me up some of those, right now? So I can have some while we watch the Sox game? Pleeease?
Alex says
April 11, 2008 at 12:52 amChocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies If it ain’t chocolate, it ain’t breakfast.A little too much chocolate is just about right.
“I love chocolate. Have you ever seen a chocolate fountain? It is
wonderful! Check this out..”
http://www.sarahs-sweet-fountains.co.uk
Helene says
April 11, 2008 at 1:26 amI have to have my chocolate fix every day. These would satisfy my cravings. Have a good night.
Peter M says
April 11, 2008 at 1:27 amKevin, the photo catches the gooey essence of the chocolate, just as you broke it open, straight out of the oven.
VeggieGirl says
April 11, 2008 at 1:31 amyou have great taste in cookies, Kevin!! love the combination of chocolate & pecans. and hey, I don’t blame you for “taste-testing” when the cookies came out of the oven ;0)
giz says
April 11, 2008 at 1:35 amI saw the top picture and thought -hmmm these look yummy and then I saw the bottom picture and started looking for ingredients in the house. You’re feeding right into my insane obsession for cookies.
Gretchen Noelle says
April 11, 2008 at 1:49 amMmmm…I could use one of those right now!
Anonymous says
April 11, 2008 at 2:00 amGreat photos, my mouth is watering! Pecans and chocolate are one of my favorite flavor combinations.
Anonymous says
April 11, 2008 at 2:07 amAHHHHH~~ sooooo yummy! can i get some? *stretch out hands* 😛 i’m so making these soon!
Amanda
Ferdzy says
April 11, 2008 at 2:10 amI’m with Cynthia, it’s downright cruel to post pictures like this.
You can make it up to me though, by sending me some in the mail.
RecipeGirl says
April 11, 2008 at 2:25 amWow- love that drippy chocolate pic. Great idea to pulse the pecans. I generally don’t care for big nut chunks in cookies but the flavor addition might be nice.
Melanie says
April 11, 2008 at 2:43 amWhat’s not to love about these? They look absolutely divine. And I love the idea of pulsing the pecans. Fabulous!
Proud Italian Cook says
April 11, 2008 at 2:51 amNice shot Kevin, of that warm and melty chocolate!! Got milk?
tigerfish says
April 11, 2008 at 3:07 amI absolutely love that last photo! So much flowing chocolate!
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
April 11, 2008 at 3:18 amOh man! I have been craving chocolate chip cookies all day, and now I have to see this! You’re killing me! These look so good! Argh! I have to go make some!
farida says
April 11, 2008 at 3:20 amit’s been a cookie months all over the blogging world:) there are so many cookies out there:) Kevin, yours looks delicious! i love chocolate inside cookies. it’s my daughter’s favorite too. i have quite few recipes for this, but keep yours too for next time! the picture is gorgeous, too!
Marc @ norecipes says
April 11, 2008 at 4:28 amWow those look delicious. More chocolate than dough, my perfect cookie!
Sara says
April 11, 2008 at 4:38 amgreat pictures. chocolate and pecan is such a great combination.
Emiline says
April 11, 2008 at 5:49 amHow could I resist a chocolate chunk cookie like that?! Impossible! They look incredible
Just say NO to store bought cookies.
eatme_delicious says
April 11, 2008 at 5:58 amMmm gooey deliciousness. I love pecan chocolate chip cookies!
Mochachocolata Rita says
April 11, 2008 at 6:23 amlook at that gooey chocolate…i gotta run to mrs fields ASAP (until i can bake these bad boys myself)
Kathy says
April 11, 2008 at 6:24 amHey Kevin
It looks yummy. People will eager to learn this sort of cooking from you. I suggest, you should teach how to cook good & variety food.
Keep showing us nice cooking examples here.
Cheers!
Kathy
http://www.tivamo.com
Homecooked says
April 11, 2008 at 8:06 amThese look so good.Look at all that melted goodness 🙂 I made chocolate chip cookies too.I’ll post that soon.
Jan says
April 11, 2008 at 8:24 amThe gooey melty chocolate looks so good. Your pictures are excellent.
Greg Turner says
April 11, 2008 at 9:45 amThese look awesome! I swear, you are a cooking machine. Every day there’s, like, 4,852,503 new posts on your site 🙂
Sylvia says
April 11, 2008 at 10:27 amWow Kevin, these cookies looks yummy. I like chocolate and pecans toghether
The photo is great, you capture in it all that you tell in the post
Ginny says
April 11, 2008 at 12:07 pmI’m drooling! I want some of that gooey chocolate—looks great!
Tarah says
April 11, 2008 at 12:46 pmPecans and dark chocolate together have to be one of the best things together, ever.
These cookies look delicious!
sumika says
April 11, 2008 at 12:46 pmoh my… killer picture!
Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm) says
April 11, 2008 at 1:06 pmCheck at all that gooyeness – I bet you had nothing to keep for later.
Lori says
April 11, 2008 at 1:07 pmWow Kevin…these look great!!
canarygirl says
April 11, 2008 at 1:51 pmLook at that gooey chocolate! It’s been so long since I’ve made cookies…I tend to ruin them. :/ Maybe I could swing by and *you* could make them for me. 😉 lol
AnticiPlate says
April 11, 2008 at 2:09 pmI love the huge chunks of chocolate in this cookie! I also love the idea of pulsing the nuts to give the flavor but not the texture. BRILLIANT!! All this needs is some ice cream, and I would be GOLDEN!
Patricia Scarpin says
April 11, 2008 at 3:29 pmKevin, this is food porn, my friend! 🙂
I’m hypnotized by your cookies, they’re so beautiful!
Deborah says
April 11, 2008 at 3:37 pmYum – straight out of the oven with gooey chocolate!!
Indigo says
April 11, 2008 at 5:35 pmOh my god, melty chocolate photos are to die for! I love it when cookies are still warm! And yes, homemade cookies are always so much better than bought ones ^__^
LyB says
April 11, 2008 at 6:06 pmI have never thought of pulsing the nuts in a food processor before adding them to the cookies, what a great idea! They look delightfully melty and gooey!
Rosie says
April 11, 2008 at 7:01 pmScrummy Kevin!! I love the combination of chocolate & pecans. Let me know if you need a cookie taster anytime *giggle*
Rosie x
Hallie Fae says
April 11, 2008 at 7:06 pmThose look amazing. I have to try this recipe. Wow!
Syrie says
April 11, 2008 at 7:43 pmKevin! These photos are making my mouth water. How I wish I could have one, or two. Everything on your blog looks fantastic.
dp says
April 11, 2008 at 8:52 pmGood Heavens, man! I don’t normally have a sweet tooth, but these are sparking a craving!
Hillary says
April 11, 2008 at 9:19 pmOh my goodness, I want a chocolate chip cookie so badly now…you just reinvented my interest with that melty, gooey delicious photo!
Lisa says
April 11, 2008 at 10:08 pmI just love your pictures, especially the last one. I could use one of these right this minute.
Susan from Food Blogga says
April 11, 2008 at 11:42 pmYou had with the first pic. Then when I saw the one with all that luscious, melty, gooey chocolate, well, that was just gratuitous. 😉
thislittlepiggy says
April 12, 2008 at 12:08 amLove!!! Chocolate AND chunk, such great words together…lovely photos!
Daziano says
April 12, 2008 at 1:05 amWOW!!!! YUMMY!!! And the last photo is incredible!!!
Pam says
April 12, 2008 at 2:06 amMelting chocolate chips. I want some, now!
cakebrain says
April 12, 2008 at 6:12 amthose cookies ought to be illegal because they look so addictive!
Kate says
April 12, 2008 at 8:30 amwe are in the process of baking our last batch of these scrum-diddly-umptious cookies! they are delicious! and we’ve discovered that you can substitute maple syrup for vanilla extract. yay for midnight baking sessions! thanks for the recipe. cheers!
HoneyB says
April 12, 2008 at 12:41 pmSitting here with my coffee drooling over these cookies wishing I had one to go with the coffee right now!
Grace says
April 12, 2008 at 1:53 pmall right, i did a quick check, and that is, indeed, the finest melty-chocolate picture i’ve ever seen.
Kevin says
April 12, 2008 at 9:24 pmThe maple syrup sounds like a good idea!
Jennifer says
April 12, 2008 at 9:56 pmAs far as I’m concerned, there’s no better cookie than one that features chocolate and pecans. Yum!
Beth G. says
April 13, 2008 at 5:28 pmThat looks fabulous- that last photo makes me want to lick the computer screen!
carolyn says
April 14, 2008 at 3:17 pmThe last pic looked awesome. Chocolate oozing out is just heaven on earth *drool*
Cooking and the City says
April 14, 2008 at 10:56 pmWow these look so good, I can almost taste them 🙂
PheMom says
April 25, 2008 at 1:08 amAll my favorites. Wow, wow, woo-hoo!
Aaliyah Anonymous says
September 21, 2008 at 7:49 amHello there! I really like your recipe.i tried it out, however the cookies turned out a little too flat and the chocolate didt melt.but it was really good!any idea how i can make it a little thicker with the chocolate melting inside?was it the wrong chocolate used or too big chunks?
Kevin says
September 30, 2008 at 1:39 amAaliyah Anonymous: You could try chilling the dough before baking or adding another 1/8 cup of all purpose flour to stop the cookies from spreading so much. I am not sure why the chocolate would not melt. I know that it cools and sets quickly after coming out of the oven.
Sophie says
March 9, 2009 at 6:43 pmHello Kevin, I have made these lovely cookies a couple of times & I allways had success with them, so a big Thank you!!!!
Anonymous says
December 6, 2010 at 7:51 amI'm from Bangkok, Thailand
I just made it yesterday.
but I changed from pecan to almond
because pecan is very expensive in Thailand.
That's really good. I love it.
Thank you so much
Vintage Style Downunder says
January 5, 2011 at 12:14 amHey…just found your blog and tried these cookies. They are GREAT..i used toasted almonds and left them whole tho,as I like the crunch (wanted macadamias but had none..very exp here in NZ!) also used half white choc chunks…so not EXACTLY as these…but totally inspired by them…and your recipe with some extras thrown in! haha..thanks so much for sharing.love your cooking!
jessie, nelson, nz