I never get tired of chocolate chip cookies and their variations. I have a feeling I’m not alone. Not that long ago, I asked all of you to tell me your favorite cookie, and the overwhelming winner was chocolate chip. Seriously, it wasn’t even close.
Of course, if I’m making chocolate chip cookies, you can just about bet that there will be nuts involved. And those nuts will likely be pecans. Oh, how I do love them.
The variation on the classic here is that the cookies are made in mini muffin pans to create bite-size treats. All the good stuff is there – butter, brown sugar, vanilla – to give these the familiar taste we all know and love.
Miniature chocolate chips are just perfect for these. If you only have regular size chocolate chips, I would encourage you to chop them into smaller pieces. That will give you more chocolate in every bite. That’s always a good thing!
And, if you don’t have the same love of pecans that I do, feel free to substitute your favorite nut. If you’d prefer to leave them out altogether, then just omit them. Or, add another 1/2 cup or so of chocolate chips. It’s hard to argue with more chocolate, right?
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Place paper liners in mini muffin pans.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.
Place about 2 teaspoons dough in each lined muffin cup. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool in pans on wire racks.
http://www.bakeorbreak.com/2012/07/chocolate-chip-pecan-cookie-bites/
July 16th, 2012 at 10:43 am
These look delicious. A great recipe to have on my must try list.
July 16th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
These look so wonderful
July 17th, 2012 at 4:41 am
Mmm love this idea!
July 17th, 2012 at 7:37 am
Yum! My favorite is that you end up getting more cookie with it in a muffin shape
July 17th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
YUM!! That’s a great idea to make them in little muffin pans. Lovely recipe <3
July 17th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
You’re definitely not alone! These look awesome!
July 17th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Ohh delicious!!! They look amazing, but I don’t know about the mini size… I think I’d want them giant!!
July 24th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
These look yummy and I love their petite size!
August 20th, 2012 at 2:50 am
These look awesome!
August 28th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
They look amazing !
September 22nd, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I made these yesterday for a party – they’re delicious! And so quick and easy – perfect for a picnic. I was only able to get 32 or so from this recipe, but I think my mini muffin tin has larger muffin holes than most. Oh well – more cookie per bite!
They’re great – thanks for the recipe.
October 19th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
These were amazing. My son wanted chocolate chip cupcakes and my daughter wanted chocage chip whoopie pies. I made these and piped a little buttercream on top and they were delicious and a little fancier than cookies. I’d love to do them in a double chocolate version but am unsure of the liquid proportions. I loved the almost-cookie but not quite cake texture of these. The density was perfect!
October 19th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Oops! Sorry for the autocorrect disaster.
April 19th, 2013 at 10:52 pm
My mom likes anything chocolate, but likes cake a little better than cookies. These would fit the bill!