CHOCOLATE CHUNK PECAN COOKIES

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You can't beat American-style cookies with big chunks of chocolate and nuts. The perfect grown-up biscuit

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 27m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

200g dark chocolate , broken into squares (we like Green & Black's)
100g butter , chopped
50g light muscovado sugar
85g golden caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg , beaten
100g whole pecan
100g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Melt 85g chocolate in the microwave on High for 1 min or over a pan of simmering water.
  • Beat in the butter, sugars, vanilla and egg until smooth, then stir in three-quarters of both the nuts and remaining chocolate, then the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
  • Heap 12 spoonfuls, spaced apart, on 2 baking sheets (don't spread the mixture), then poke in the reserved nuts and chocolate. Bake for 12 mins until firm, then leave to cool on the sheets. Can be stored in a tin for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.44 milligram of sodium

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