COMMENT:
These cookies are a crowd pleaser. Whether preparing them for family
or bringing them to a birthday party, they are sure to be a hit.
You will be delighted that homemade cookies can be baked in half
an hour.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1¼ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 tsps grated orange peel
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1½ cups chopped pecans, toasted
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking
soda and salt. Blend well. In a separate mixing bowl, using an electric
mixer, beat brown sugar, butter, orange peel and vanilla until light
and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Blend in flour mixture until
combined. Add chocolate chunks and toasted pecans. Mix well. Drop
batter by heaping tablespoonfuls onto 2 ungreased baking sheets,
spacing batter 2 inches apart. Bake cookies until firm to touch
and beginning to brown, approximately 13 minutes. Allow to cool
on racks. NOTE: These cookies can be made 2 days in advance and
stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
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