- Total time: 2 hours 50 minutes to 3 days
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Chill time: 2 hours to 3 days
- Cook time: 12 minutes
- Post-cook time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies
- Modified from: Sally's Baking Addiction
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- 1 cup (130g) pecans
- 8oz (226g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate bars
- 1 cup (226g; 2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2½ cups (313g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp any other warm spice (optional)
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1⅛ cup (225g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- ⅜ cup (75g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2¼ tsp vanilla extract
- Small saucepan
- Cutting board
- Knife
- 1 small bowl
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 large bowl
Preheat oven to 300°F
- In small saucepan
- Brown 1 cup (226g; 2 sticks) unsalted butter
- In small bowl
- 5 min (10 min max) - let rest
- On parchment-lined baking sheet
- 1 cup (130g) pecans
- 5-7 min - toast at 350°F
- 5+ min - let cool
- Rough chop 8oz (226g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate bars
- Rough chop cooled toasted pecans
- Finely chop ~1 T toasted pecans into pecan dust
- In large bowl
- Mix
- 2½ cups (313g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp any other warm spice (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- Mix
- In medium bowl
- Mix
- Browned butter
- 1⅛ cup (225g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- ⅜ cup (75g) granulated sugar
- Mix
- 2 large eggs
- 2¼ tsp vanilla extract
- Mix
- In dry ingredient bowl
- Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients
- Mix
- Rough chopped chocolate
- Rough chopped toasted pecans
- Finely chopped pecan dust
- 2 hours to 3 days - cover and refrigerate
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Pull dough into 35g chunks
- Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet 3" apart
- 12-15 min - bake at 350°F
- Until edges appear set
- 5 min - cool on baking sheet
- Transfer to wire rack to cool
- Will keep in airtight container at room temperature or in the refridgerator for about a week
- Dough will keep in freezer for up to 3 months