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Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies

[heart_this] · Apr 10, 2008 · 68 Comments

Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies

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

Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies

Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 6
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
  1. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.
  2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  3. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
  4. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet.
  5. Mix in the chocolate and the pecans.
  6. Place the dough onto a cookie sheet one table spoon at a time.
  7. Bake in a 350F/180C preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
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Comments

  1. Lina says

    April 10, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    oh my god! I want some of that!

    Reply
  2. Sharon says

    April 10, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    these 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!

    Reply
  3. noble pig says

    April 10, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Yum-mo! Wow that picture just me into a chocolate coma, but it’s a good thing.

    Reply
  4. Vicarious Foodie says

    April 10, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    Oh…my…God. Look at all that melty chocolate. I’ll take one of those and a glass of milk, please.

    Reply
  5. Cynthia says

    April 10, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    Kevin! 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? 🙂

    Reply
  6. Chef Erik says

    April 10, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    Yummy!!! I can’t express how much I love cookies.Great job, a tall glass of chocolate soy milk and I’m in heaven.

    Reply
  7. Elle says

    April 11, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Can you beam me up some of those, right now? So I can have some while we watch the Sox game? Pleeease?

    Reply
  8. Alex says

    April 11, 2008 at 12:52 am

    Chocolate 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

    Reply
  9. Helene says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:26 am

    I have to have my chocolate fix every day. These would satisfy my cravings. Have a good night.

    Reply
  10. Peter M says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:27 am

    Kevin, the photo catches the gooey essence of the chocolate, just as you broke it open, straight out of the oven.

    Reply
  11. VeggieGirl says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:31 am

    you 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)

    Reply
  12. giz says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:35 am

    I 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.

    Reply
  13. Gretchen Noelle says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:49 am

    Mmmm…I could use one of those right now!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:00 am

    Great photos, my mouth is watering! Pecans and chocolate are one of my favorite flavor combinations.

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:07 am

    AHHHHH~~ sooooo yummy! can i get some? *stretch out hands* 😛 i’m so making these soon!

    Amanda

    Reply
  16. Ferdzy says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:10 am

    I’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.

    Reply
  17. RecipeGirl says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:25 am

    Wow- 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.

    Reply
  18. Melanie says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:43 am

    What’s not to love about these? They look absolutely divine. And I love the idea of pulsing the pecans. Fabulous!

    Reply
  19. Proud Italian Cook says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:51 am

    Nice shot Kevin, of that warm and melty chocolate!! Got milk?

    Reply
  20. tigerfish says

    April 11, 2008 at 3:07 am

    I absolutely love that last photo! So much flowing chocolate!

    Reply
  21. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    April 11, 2008 at 3:18 am

    Oh 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!

    Reply
  22. farida says

    April 11, 2008 at 3:20 am

    it’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!

    Reply
  23. Marc @ norecipes says

    April 11, 2008 at 4:28 am

    Wow those look delicious. More chocolate than dough, my perfect cookie!

    Reply
  24. Sara says

    April 11, 2008 at 4:38 am

    great pictures. chocolate and pecan is such a great combination.

    Reply
  25. Emiline says

    April 11, 2008 at 5:49 am

    How could I resist a chocolate chunk cookie like that?! Impossible! They look incredible
    Just say NO to store bought cookies.

    Reply
  26. eatme_delicious says

    April 11, 2008 at 5:58 am

    Mmm gooey deliciousness. I love pecan chocolate chip cookies!

    Reply
  27. Mochachocolata Rita says

    April 11, 2008 at 6:23 am

    look at that gooey chocolate…i gotta run to mrs fields ASAP (until i can bake these bad boys myself)

    Reply
  28. Kathy says

    April 11, 2008 at 6:24 am

    Hey 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

    Reply
  29. Homecooked says

    April 11, 2008 at 8:06 am

    These look so good.Look at all that melted goodness 🙂 I made chocolate chip cookies too.I’ll post that soon.

    Reply
  30. Jan says

    April 11, 2008 at 8:24 am

    The gooey melty chocolate looks so good. Your pictures are excellent.

    Reply
  31. Greg Turner says

    April 11, 2008 at 9:45 am

    These look awesome! I swear, you are a cooking machine. Every day there’s, like, 4,852,503 new posts on your site 🙂

    Reply
  32. Sylvia says

    April 11, 2008 at 10:27 am

    Wow 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

    Reply
  33. Ginny says

    April 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    I’m drooling! I want some of that gooey chocolate—looks great!

    Reply
  34. Tarah says

    April 11, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Pecans and dark chocolate together have to be one of the best things together, ever.

    These cookies look delicious!

    Reply
  35. sumika says

    April 11, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    oh my… killer picture!

    Reply
  36. Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm) says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Check at all that gooyeness – I bet you had nothing to keep for later.

    Reply
  37. Lori says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Wow Kevin…these look great!!

    Reply
  38. canarygirl says

    April 11, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Look 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

    Reply
  39. AnticiPlate says

    April 11, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    I 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!

    Reply
  40. Patricia Scarpin says

    April 11, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Kevin, this is food porn, my friend! 🙂

    I’m hypnotized by your cookies, they’re so beautiful!

    Reply
  41. Deborah says

    April 11, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    Yum – straight out of the oven with gooey chocolate!!

    Reply
  42. Indigo says

    April 11, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    Oh 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 ^__^

    Reply
  43. LyB says

    April 11, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    I 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!

    Reply
  44. Rosie says

    April 11, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Scrummy Kevin!! I love the combination of chocolate & pecans. Let me know if you need a cookie taster anytime *giggle*

    Rosie x

    Reply
  45. Hallie Fae says

    April 11, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Those look amazing. I have to try this recipe. Wow!

    Reply
  46. Syrie says

    April 11, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Kevin! These photos are making my mouth water. How I wish I could have one, or two. Everything on your blog looks fantastic.

    Reply
  47. dp says

    April 11, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Good Heavens, man! I don’t normally have a sweet tooth, but these are sparking a craving!

    Reply
  48. Hillary says

    April 11, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Oh my goodness, I want a chocolate chip cookie so badly now…you just reinvented my interest with that melty, gooey delicious photo!

    Reply
  49. Lisa says

    April 11, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    I just love your pictures, especially the last one. I could use one of these right this minute.

    Reply
  50. Susan from Food Blogga says

    April 11, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    You had with the first pic. Then when I saw the one with all that luscious, melty, gooey chocolate, well, that was just gratuitous. 😉

    Reply
  51. thislittlepiggy says

    April 12, 2008 at 12:08 am

    Love!!! Chocolate AND chunk, such great words together…lovely photos!

    Reply
  52. Daziano says

    April 12, 2008 at 1:05 am

    WOW!!!! YUMMY!!! And the last photo is incredible!!!

    Reply
  53. Pam says

    April 12, 2008 at 2:06 am

    Melting chocolate chips. I want some, now!

    Reply
  54. cakebrain says

    April 12, 2008 at 6:12 am

    those cookies ought to be illegal because they look so addictive!

    Reply
  55. Kate says

    April 12, 2008 at 8:30 am

    we 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!

    Reply
  56. HoneyB says

    April 12, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Sitting here with my coffee drooling over these cookies wishing I had one to go with the coffee right now!

    Reply
  57. Grace says

    April 12, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    all right, i did a quick check, and that is, indeed, the finest melty-chocolate picture i’ve ever seen.

    Reply
  58. Kevin says

    April 12, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    The maple syrup sounds like a good idea!

    Reply
  59. Jennifer says

    April 12, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    As far as I’m concerned, there’s no better cookie than one that features chocolate and pecans. Yum!

    Reply
  60. Beth G. says

    April 13, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    That looks fabulous- that last photo makes me want to lick the computer screen!

    Reply
  61. carolyn says

    April 14, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    The last pic looked awesome. Chocolate oozing out is just heaven on earth *drool*

    Reply
  62. Cooking and the City says

    April 14, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    Wow these look so good, I can almost taste them 🙂

    Reply
  63. PheMom says

    April 25, 2008 at 1:08 am

    All my favorites. Wow, wow, woo-hoo!

    Reply
  64. Aaliyah Anonymous says

    September 21, 2008 at 7:49 am

    Hello 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?

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  65. Kevin says

    September 30, 2008 at 1:39 am

    Aaliyah 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.

    Reply
  66. Sophie says

    March 9, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Hello Kevin, I have made these lovely cookies a couple of times & I allways had success with them, so a big Thank you!!!!

    Reply
  67. Anonymous says

    December 6, 2010 at 7:51 am

    I'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

    Reply
  68. Vintage Style Downunder says

    January 5, 2011 at 12:14 am

    Hey…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

    Reply

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