Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

5 from 4 votes

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If you like a lot of goodies in your cookies, then these chewy Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies are perfect! Basically, Chocolate Chip Cookies stuffed with pecans and other goodies 🙂

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies on a white and yellow plate

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I LOVED these Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies so much so that I decided to blog about it immediately! {I made these yesterday, you guys.}

If you think you love the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one could definitely give you and it a run for its money. My only requirement is you need to eat these warm and fresh with milk. Doesn’t that just sound lovely right about now? I thought so…

Main Ingredients Needed

What makes these Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies so special? Well let me tell you:

  • Butter – for flavor and texture.
  • Sugar + Brown Sugar – both are used to sweeten but the brown sugar also helps keep the cookies soft.
  • Vanilla – for flavor (use the pure stuff for best results).
  • Egg – for structure and texture.
  • Flour – this fills out the rest of the cookies.
  • Baking Soda + Baking Powder – this gives the cookies some rise.
  • Salt – this balances out all of the sweetness.
  • Chocolate Chips – I use a combination of regular-sized chocolate chips with mini ones so every bite you take has a significant amount of chocolate in it. Never a bad thing in my book.
  • Pecans – I like the taste and slight crunch a pecan brings to soft and chewy cookies. Feel free to lightly toast these to bring out even more nuttiness.
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies on a white and yellow plate

How to Make Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies | Directions

For full details on how to make Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies see the recipe card down below!

Step 1: Preheat + Prep

Preheat oven. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.

Step 2: Make the Dough

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla and egg. Add in dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated.

Stir in the two kinds of chocolate chips and pecans.

Step 3: Bake and Cool

Scoop onto prepared baking sheets and bake until the edges are golden and the centers look barely undercooked.

Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and serve warm.

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies on a white and yellow plate

Storing Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

The best way to store Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies is in an airtight container with a slice of bread! The bread is able to regulate the moisture in the container and keeps these cookies soft for days (up to 3 days to be exact)! Or consider freezing the cookie dough to make them ahead of time.

Freezing Instructions

To store unbaked chocolate chip pecan cookie dough, simply scoop into cookies, place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, and freeze.

After 3 hours, the dough should be hard enough to transfer to an airtight container or zip-top plastic bag. This cookie dough will last 1-2 months in the freezer.

To bake, simply remove your dough balls, defrost them on the counter for 30 minutes to 1 hour and bake as listed in the recipe card below.

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies on a white and yellow plate. One cookie has a bite taken out of it.

More Chocolate Chip Cookies to Try!

Anyways, if you’re on the lookout for a new cookie recipe that doesn’t stray too much from the classic original version, then this is the best avenue to get you there. These cookies are sweet, barely crunchy, and suuuuper chocolatey!

Printable version below 🙂 Make and enjoy!

Chocolate chip pecan cookies on a plate next to a glass of milk.
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5 from 4 votes

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

If you like a lot of goodies in your cookies, then these chewy double Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies are perfect! Tons of chocolate and pecans!
servings 24
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside.
  • In large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla and egg. Add in dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated.
  • Stir in the two kinds of chocolate chips and pecans. Scoop onto prepared baking sheets and bake 8-9 minutes or until the edges are golden and the centers look barely undercooked.
  • Remove from oven and cool 3 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and serve warm. Or store in air tight container for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

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11 Responses
  1. Jeannine

    5 stars
    Oh Lauren! These do not disappoint. My husband and I made them today and they are DELISH!!! I hope they make it through the night!!

  2. Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life

    I would totally vote for you! Even if I do live a bit far away to vote in US elections 😉
    I love the double layering of chocolate chips in this recipe – sneaky and brilliant, and toasted pecans, yum!
    #votesforlauren

  3. Nancy

    Please contact me! I’d like to run this recipe in our magazine (giving you full credit) but I need reprint permission please! Please DO NOT post this comment to your Pinterest!

  4. Aimee @ Like mother like daughter

    These cookies look perfectly chewy and delicious. I would totally vote for you if you made me these cookies for breakfast. Yum!

  5. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life

    Cookies for breakfast? Heck yeah…I’d vote for ya 🙂 All the chocolate chips and chewiness in these cookies…I need them in my life. Of course then my thunder thighs will not be happy because I know I wouldn’t be able to stop munching on them too!

  6. Emily @ Life on Food

    These look perfect. I love when they are gooey in the middle. And I always try to have both sizes of chocolate chips on hand. More chocolate = better cookie.

  7. Senika @ Foodie Blog Stalker

    You can’t go wrong doubling chocolate chips! I’m wishing I had those extra 6 cookies on my desk right about now =)

  8. Kevin | keviniscooking

    PLEASE sign me up for an order of these beauties! Love everything about and in them. Nice, and warm from the oven with ice cold milk is the only way.

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