Double Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans
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These double chocolate chip cookies turn out puffy, gooey, chewy, and crunchy every time.
Baking chocolate chip cookies can be a crapshoot: sometimes they puff up nicely, other times they flatten out like pancakes. As a recipe developer, this drives me crazy! Thankfully, these double chocolate chip cookies are foolproof. Stuffed with chocolate chips and pecans, they emerge from the oven puffy, gooey, chewy, and crunchy every single time. They are so rich and chocolatey, they almost beg for a tall glass of milk.
Feel free to play with the recipe. You can dot the cookies with white chocolate chips for visual appeal, swap out the pecans for walnuts, or add dried cherries if you’re a fruit and chocolate person. Or do like my daughter: sandwich two cookies together with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Smart cookie!
“These came out amazing the first time, thanks Jenn!! They are delicious and disappear fast in my house!”
What You’ll Need To Make Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour: Provides the structure for the cookies. Measure by spooning it into the measuring cup and leveling it off to ensure accuracy.
- Baking Soda: Helps the cookies rise slightly, ensuring a soft and chewy texture.
- Cocoa Powder: Adds rich, deep chocolate flavor to the cookies. I prefer Dutch processed cocoa powder for this recipe, but natural cocoa powder works very well too.
- Butter: Adds richness and moisture, creating a tender cookie.
- Light Brown Sugar: Adds sweetness and contributes to a chewy texture. When measuring brown sugar, always pack it tightly to eliminate air pockets.
- Granulated Sugar: Sweetens the dough and helps achieve a light, crispy edge.
- Vanilla Extract: Enhances the flavor of the cookies with its aromatic richness.
- Eggs: Provide structure and moisture to the cookie dough.
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips: Add bursts of chocolate to every bite.
- Chopped Pecans: Add crunch and a nutty flavor, beautifully complementing the chocolate.
- Jump to the printable recipe for precise measurements
Step-By-Step Instructions
Begin by combining the flour, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Pass the cocoa powder through a fine sieve to remove any lumps.
Whisk the dry ingredients until well combined, then set aside.
Beat the butter, brown sugar, granulate sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.
Add the eggs.
And beat a few minutes more, until light and fluffy.
Add the flour and cocoa powder mixture.
Mix until evenly combined.
Add the chocolate chips and pecans.
The dough will be soft and sticky so chill it for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll the dough into tablespoon-size balls and place 2-inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the cookies are nicely puffed. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Ingredients
- 2¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off with knife
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (see note)
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, best quality such as Ghirardelli or Guittard
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Set the oven racks in the middle and upper thirds of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Pass the cocoa powder through a fine sieve into the bowl; whisk the mixture until evenly combined.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the eggs and beat for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined (the batter will look crumbly at first; don't worry, it will come together). Mix in the chocolate chips and pecans. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, until firm enough to handle. Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets abut 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are puffed. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Note: I prefer Dutch processed cocoa powder for this recipe, but natural cocoa powder works very well too.
- Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The Cookie Dough can be Frozen for up to 3 Months: Roll the dough into balls, let set on a baking sheet in the freezer, then place in a sealable bag and press out as much air as possible. Bake as needed directly from the freezer. (Allow 1 to 2 minutes longer in the oven.) To Freeze After Baking: Let the cookies cool completely and store in an airtight container separating layers with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Before serving, remove the cookies from the container and let them come to room temperature.
Nutrition Information
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- Serving size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 113
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Sugar: 9 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Cholesterol: 14 mg
This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Hi Jenn, if I use salted butter, how much salt should I reduce?
Hi Serena, While it varies by brand, most salted butter has approximately 1/4 tsp. salt per stick, so, based on that calculation, you can reduce the salt in the recipe as needed.
Love these cookies. I am going to make a second batch to take to share at my work.
Thank you for your great recipes!
How about using oat flour instead of the white flour? I need to go GF
Hi Virginia, I haven’t prepared these with oat flour, so it’s hard to say. Perhaps you could use an all purpose GF flour like King Arthur’s.
Absolutely amazing!! Quite possibly the best cookies I have ever tried.
On this snowy, lazy day I made a batch. Just starting to stretch my baking wings and your recipe made me look like a pro! Everyone loved them!! I have subscribed to your newsletter for more awesome recipes. Thanks so much.
These cookies were delicious and I would definitely make them again. My son & husband loved them.
These cookies are delicious, soft and chewy, not too sweet. I just finished making a second batch again tonight and my husband can’t wait to have a few with a cup of milk.
is it possible to freeze the dough and bake the cookies at a later date? And can I freeze the baked cookies? Thanks for the many wonderful recipes.
Hi Shaheen, Yes, you can freeze the dough but the baked cookies freeze beautifully too.
I plan to portion out the dough into cookies prior to freezing to ease with preparation. Should I adjust/modify the oven temperature and/or baking time?
You may need to add just a minute or two to the baking time. Hope you enjoy!
Hi Jen,
I have always loved your recipes! What kind of cookie sheet and muffin tin do you use? My old cookie sheet warps every time I use it. Do you have any recommendations on what material/brand you preferred?
Thank you!
Hi Lu, Thank you! I love Chicago Metallic pans — they are very heavy and don’t warp 🙂
Whoops.. I meant to post that question on your beef stew recipe, but was obviously distracted on your cookie recipe while writing it!
Love this recipe; made it for the second time today. The wine and method of cooking the beef makes it so rich. Loved the way my home smelled cooking this on a fall day in Oregon. Thanks, Jenn!