Pecan chocolate Chip Cookies

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Pecan chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons flour (1 cup plus 14 tablespoons)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate

Instructions

In bowl of heavy-duty electric mixer, beat together butter and vanilla until light. Stir in confectioners'sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until creamy. Stir toge ther flour and salt. Stir in flour 1/4 cup at a time, but do not over-beat. Stir in pecans and chocolate. Scoop out dough and form into 12 (1/2 inch thick and 2 to 3 inches in diameter) cookies on ungreased baking sheet. Chill in refrigerator 1 hour. Bake cookies at 300 degrees about 45 minutes until just turning brown around edges and cooked through at center. Remove from oven. Place cookies on wire rack to cool. Makes 1 dozen cookies. Notes: To toast pecans: Place on baking sheet. Toast in oven at 300 degrees 5 to 10 minutes, shaking sheet once or twice until nuts are fragrant and slightly browned. Remove from o ven and from baking sheet immediately. Roasted salted pecans are also excellent in this recipe. If using them, omit salt.

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