A local magazine was having a cookie recipe contest, so of course I wanted to enter! It’s an unusually chilly summer day today, and it’s raining, so I think I came up with these because they remind me of fall. (Update: I was runner-up in the cookie contest!)
Spiced Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spiced pecans take these chocolate chip cookies to a new level. These are perfect for fall and winter!
Servings: 4 dozen
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
Spiced Pecans
- 2¼ cups pecan halves
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp allspice
Cookies
- 2 sticks butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
Instructions
Spiced Pecans
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place pecans in a bowl.
- Add melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and tsp salt. Stir to combine.
- Pour pecans in a single layer onto parchment paper or Silpat lined baking sheet.
- Bake for about 12 minutes until they pecans are toasted.
- Remove from oven and set aside.
Cookies
- Sift together flour and baking soda. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar using a mixer on medium speed until the mixture gets light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating to combine.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Add flour mixture ¼ cup at a time.
- Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
- Drop cookies onto a greased cookie sheet, about 1 tbsp per cookie.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.6g | Protein: 1.9g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 3.6g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 5.8g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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