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Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Big, thick, chewy chocolate chip cookies are full of buttery goodness. Once cooled they are dipped in a rich ganache and then sprinkled with more pecans.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time
22
minutes
minutes
Servings
30
Calories
287
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
1
cup
butter
, softened
1
cup
white sugar
1
cup
packed brown sugar
2
eggs
1
egg yolk
1
tablespoon
vanilla extract
3
cups
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
2
teaspoons
hot water
½
teaspoon
salt
2
cups
chocolate chips
1 ½
cup
chopped
, toasted pecans, divided use
Ganache
½
cup
chocolate chips
½
cup
heavy cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cream
together the butter and both sugars until smooth.
Beat
in the eggs and yolk, one at a time incorporating them well after each addition - about 3 minutes.
Add the vanilla.
Dissolve baking soda and salt in hot water.
Add the baking soda mixture to the batter.
Stir in flour.
Fold in
the chocolate chips, and 1 cup of the nuts.
Drop by mounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased pans - 3 inches apart.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden but the center is still slightly underdone.
Allow to cool completely.
Dip in the melted ganache.
Sprinkle with ½ cup reserved pecans.
Ganache
Microwave the
cream
until it begins to bubble.
Remove from microwave and stir in the chocolate until it is melted and smooth.
Nutrition
Calories:
287
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
34
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
15
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
41
mg
|
Sodium:
147
mg
|
Potassium:
54
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
23
g
|
Vitamin A:
310
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.2
mg
|
Calcium:
36
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg