Description
A classic sweet and salty combo: chocolate, caramel and pecans.
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick / 170 g) butter
- 2 cups + 2 tbsp. flour (10 5/8 oz)*
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup brown sugar (7 oz)*
- 1/2 cup sugar (3 1/2 oz)*
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp. almond extract*
- 1/2 cup (85 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) caramel bits
- 1/2 cup (55 g) chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) caramel sauce
- 1-2 tsp. coarse sea salt (I used Maldon)
Instructions
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. Set aside and allow it to cool for 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, measure flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk until combined. Set aside.
- Add both sugars to the butter and mix by hand. If you prefer, you can use a mixer. Add the egg and egg yolk and mix to combine. Stir in the almond extract. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips, caramel bits and chopped pecans and mix thoroughly. If the batter is tough, use your hands to get everything combined.
- Scoop dough onto a lined baking sheet; I used a 1 1/4 ice cream scoop for my cookies. Chill the dough for 15 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Be cautious not to over-bake.
- Transfer to a wire rack and dust lightly with sea salt. Let the cookies cool completely. Once cooled, drizzle with additional caramel sauce and chopped pecans, if desired.
Notes
- If you prefer more chocolate, feel free to add more chocolate chips, or add chocolate drizzle in addition to, or instead of the caramel drizzle.
- To ensure accuracy in these cookies, I highly recommend measuring the flour and sugars by weight.
- I’ve tried it both ways and the texture is much better when the ingredients are measured by weight.
- If you are out of almond, or don’t care for the flavor, feel free to substitute vanilla.
- I liked the way the almond and pecans complimented each other in these.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Chocolate
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180