These are the best quick cookies – maybe the best cookies overall. No need to rest the dough in the fridge, though I bet it would be improved that way.
The dough does save well, and this makes probably 2 dozen cookies total. Refrigerate or freeze the unused dough, preferably in pre-measured balls, so you can make cookies anytime the oven is warm.
Perfect Quick Cookies with Chocolate and Pecans
Tested again and again, but never tested enough
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 162kcal
Ingredients
- 226 g butter softened
- 175 g granulated sugar
- 175 g brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 270 g all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 175 g chocolate chips, or chopped bars
- 125 g pecans
- Flake salt
Instructions
- A few hours before, remove the butter from the fridge and allow to soften.
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. (If you have not softened the butter yet, you can wrap in a towel and place near the oven, so it warms some. Then, chop into small pieces before adding to the mixer.)
- In the stand mixer with the spatula-paddle, add the 226g softened butter and the 175g each of the sugars. Mix well on a medium-high speed for a few minutes, to get plenty of air into the butter.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the 270g flour, ½ tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt. Add to the stand mixer and mix on low until just combined. (Don’t develop that gluten.)
- Then, add the 1½ tsp vanilla, ½ tsp cinnamon, 175g chocolate and 125g pecans. Mix on low until just combined.
- On baking sheet(s) lined with aluminum foil, place 1 tbsp of dough about 2” apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Add a touch of flake salt as soon as they come out of the oven. Leave on the baking sheet for a few minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Makes 36 cookies
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Facts
Perfect Quick Cookies with Chocolate and Pecans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 23mg8%
Sodium 130mg6%
Potassium 48mg1%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 172IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.