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the ultimate chocolate chip pecan cookie recipe

The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Recipe

The ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe with added pecans. Besides the nuts and chocolate there is one secret ingredient that makes this cookie fantastic!

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate chips, cookies, nuts, oats, pecans
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 8 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 38 minutes
Servings 4 Dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats blended to make flour (secret ingredient)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 ounces milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup pecan nuts chopped
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces for topping cookies

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. Make Oat Flour! The Secret Ingredient!

    First things first! Place oats in a food processor and pulse until the oats are ground into a fine powder-like consistency. If you don’t have a food processor a blender can be used too.

    If you are not up to making your own oat flour you can buy it here.

  3. Cream Butter and Sugars

    In a large bowl use an electric hand mixer and combine butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until blended and creamy.

  4. Mix in vanilla extract and eggs to butter sugar mixture and blend until smooth.

  5. Add Dry Ingredients

    Combine dry ingredients (oat flour, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda). Add dry ingredients to butter sugar mixture and combine using hand mixer.

    Stir in chocolate chips and chopped nuts using a wooden spoon.

  6. Shape Cookies

    Using a cookie scoop, make cookie balls. By using the scoop all cookies should be evenly proportioned every time. This recipe makes 4 dozen cookies.

  7. Bake Cookies

    Place 12 balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Slightly push down center. Add several pecan pieces to tops of cookies and bake for 17 minutes.

  8. Remove cookies from oven. Let rest about 5 minutes before removing from pan.

  9. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and allow to cool. Go ahead! Eat a cookie or two while they’re still warm. Bet you can’t resist! I know I sure can’t. 

  10. Enjoy!