These pecan and chocolate chip cookies are so delicious! With a crispy outside and chewy centre, everyone loves them. Made with pantry staples and Pecan's.
I was so happy with the way these delicious Pecan and Chocolate Chip Cookies turned out. They have a lovely cinnamon flavour and the pecan and chocolate chips go so well together. If you love this style of cookie, check out my recipes for M&M cookies, Caramilk Chunk Cookies, Weetbix Chocolate Cookies and Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
This recipe makes a large batch of around 30 cookies so you may want to freeze some for later. I made these cookies while I was babysitting my gorgeous nephew Joe, he is one and we had so much fun making them together. He kept trying to sneak the delicious cookie dough so I had to include this gorgeous photo of him!
These chocolate chip and pecan cookies are so tasty and the rolled oats give them a lovely oaty taste. It's so great having a packet of these in the freezer for whenever I want to do a bit of baking and satisfy my cookie craving!
Ingredient notes:
- Pecans: Pecans have a naturally sweet, buttery taste that works beautifully with brown sugar, vanilla and chocolate.
- Milk Chocolate Drops: Because whats a cookie without chocolate? I used milk chocolate drops but feel free to use your favorite type.
- Rolled Oats: The secret to that delicious chewy texture. They give the cookies a little more substance and help create those soft, hearty centres with crisp, golden edges.
Note: Scroll to the recipe card for the ingredients, quantities and the full method.
Step by step instructions:
Preheat oven to 170°C fan bake. In a mixer beat butter and sugars until smooth, add eggs and vanilla, mix again until well combined.
Sift in flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Add milk then fold together. Add chocolate drops, pecans and rolled oats then stir together. Roll into balls or use an ice cream scoop and chill dough for at least 20 mins.
Tip: If you want to freeze half of the mixture - put them into a snaplock bag after you have chilled the dough, before baking. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Remove from fridge or freezer and place on baking paper lined tray and bake for 15-20 mins until turning golden but still soft in the centre.
Recipe FAQs:
They really are the star of the show, however, feel free to experiment with different nut options. Macadamia would be delicious!
Storage:
Store any Pecan and Chocolate Chip Cookies in an airtight container in the pantry for up to 1 week. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Top tips:
If you want to cook from frozen take the dough balls out of the freezer and put them on a baking tray. Leave lots of space between each one because they will spread quite a lot while cooking, then let them thaw for five minutes before baking in a hot oven. If you don't chill your cookies enough they will spread quite flat like a subway cookie, which is still delicious but I prefer them to have about a centimetre of height in the centre.
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Pecan and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Super easy chocolate and pecan cookies that freeze well.
Ingredients
- 300g softened butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup of milk
- 1 ½ cups chocolate drops
- 1 ½ cups pecans
- ½ cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°C fan bake.
- In a mixer beat butter and sugars until smooth, add eggs and vanilla, mix again until well combined.
- Sift in flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Add milk then fold together.
- Add chocolate drops, pecans and rolled oats then stir together.
- Roll into balls or use an ice cream scoop and chill dough for at least 20 mins.
- Remove from fridge or freezer and place on baking paper lined tray and bake for 15-20 mins until turning golden but still soft in the centre.
Notes
- If you want to freeze half of the mix for later you can put the rolled up balls in a ziplock bag once they are frozen. You can bake them straight from frozen.
- If you do not chill the dough for long enough before baking they will spread very quickly, more like a Subway cookie so give them lots of space on the tray.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 121mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 3g
Nutritional values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet.
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Laura says
Made them and they taste delicious but they didn't spread much. I chilled them 30 mins. Did I make them too big?
VJ cooks says
Oh it's hard for me to say without being there sorry! Maybe press them down more next time.