Ingredients
1/2 cup butter -- softened
1/2 cup sugar -- (8 tbs)
5 tbsp brown sugar
2 drop vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup pecans -- chopped
Directions
^ In a medium bowl place the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Cream the
ingredients together so that they are well mixed. ^ Add the vanilla
extract and egg, and mix them in. ^ Sift together the flour, baking
soda, and salt. Add small amounts of the flour mixture to the butter
mixture, and mix it in well. ^ Add the chocolate chips and pecans,
and mix them in well. ^ Form the dough into balls that are 1" in
diameter. Refrigerate them for 1/2 hour. ^ Preheat the oven to 325F.
Cover a baking sheet with baker's parchment paper. Place the dough
balls on the sheet so that they are 1-1/2" apart. Bake the cookies
for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they, brown around the edges and light
brown in the center. ^ Let the cookies sit for 15 minutes before
serving them. Makes 20 to 24. [mcRecipe 18 Aug 96 patH] Recipe By
: Julian Drummond, chef, Coral Cafe, Redondo Beach, CA
Servings: 24 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert
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