Ultimate Chocolate Cookies With Georgia Pecans
Ingredients:
2 ounces
unsweetened chocolate
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
Preparation:
- Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
- Place
chocolate in a medium bowl and over a pot of simmering water and
melt completely.
- Sift
together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- With
electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, then vanilla
and beat on high speed for 2 minutes.
- Using
low speed, beat in melted chocolate until just combined.
- Fold in
the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined.
- Stir in
the chips and pecans.
- Using a
tablespoon or small ice cream scoop, put rounds of dough onto a
parchment-lined baking sheet, putting 8 cookies on each sheet.
Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Cool on a baking sheet.
These
ultra-chocolaty cookies are best the day they are made. Leftovers
can be wrapped in plastic and stored in an airtight container.
Makes 2 to 3 dozen.
Source: Georgia Pecan Commission
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