Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

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These chocolate chip pecan cookies are perfectly crisp around the edges, soft in the middle, and loaded with chocolate chips and pecans! No flour needed and take just 12 minutes. 

pecan chocolate chip cookies.

How do you elevate chocolate chip cookies? Add pecans.

Chocolate chip cookies with pecans are a taste and texture lover’s dream. You get mouthfuls of chocolate and some crunch from the pecans, with even more pecan flavor in the cookies themselves. 

I thought I hit the jackpot when I made my Nutella cookies or almond butter cookies, but these with pecans take the crown. For such a fancy cookie, I love how they need just a handful of ingredients. The baking time? Less than 12 minutes and the chilling time is completely optional! 

Ingredients needed

This pecan cookie recipe is very basic: there is no flour or grains needed, and just 5 key ingredients. Here is what you’ll need to make it: 

  • Pecan butter. Drippy pecan butter with no added sugar. 
  • Brown sugar. Coconut sugar or a mix of brown and white sugar work. 
  • Eggs. Room temperature eggs. 
  • Baking soda. Leavening agent that gives the cookies some stability and thickness. 
  • Chocolate chips. I used dark chocolate chips but milk or white chocolate also works. 
  • Pecans. Raw pecans or salted pecans. Use the latter if you like the sweet and salty combination.

How to make chocolate chip pecan cookies

It’s a simple 3-step process to baking cookies. If you are in a pinch, you can skip the chilling process completely. Here is the basic idea for how to make pecan cookies with chocolate chips (or see the recipe below for specifics):  

  • Mix: Cream together the pecan butter, sugar, eggs, and baking soda. Fold through the chocolate chips and pecans. 
  • Chill: Cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. 
  • Shape: Remove the dough from the refrigerator and scoop out balls of cookie dough and place it on a lined baking sheet. 
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are firm. 
chocolate chip pecan cookies.

Dietary swaps and substitutions

These cookies are easy to adapt to various other diets out there or if you don’t have an ingredient on hand. Here are tested options to try: 

Storage info

What is the best way to store pecan cookies? Here are best practices for cookie storage: 

  • Up to 5 days: Store at room temperature, covered. 
  • 1 week or more: These cookies store well in the refrigerator as well! Let them sit at room temperature for several minutes before eating. 
  • 6 months: Place the cooled cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months. 
pecan cookies with chocolate chips.

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chocolate chip pecan cookies recipe.

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies (No flour)

5 from 22 votes
These chocolate chip pecan cookies are perfectly crisp around the edges, soft in the middle, and loaded with chocolate chips and pecans! No flour needed and take just 12 minutes. 
Servings: 12 cookies
Prep: 1 minute
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 11 minutes

Ingredients  

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the pecan butter, egg, brown sugar, and baking soda, and mix well. Fold through the pecan and chocolate chips.
  • Cover the bowl and refrigerate the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
  • Scoop out 12 portions of cookie dough and place them on the lined sheet. Press down on each ball of cookie dough into a cookie shape.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are mostly firm.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.

Notes

Swap out the pecan butter for either peanut butter or almond butter. 
TO STORE: Store at room temperature, covered. These cookies store well in the refrigerator as well! Let them sit at room temperature for several minutes before eating. 
TO FREEZE: Place the cooled cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSodium: 193mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 1gVitamin A: 23IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mgNET CARBS: 16g
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Arman Liew
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Arman Liew

I’m a two time cookbook author, photographer, and writer, and passionate about creating easy and healthier recipes. I believe you don’t need to be experienced in the kitchen to make good food using simple ingredients that most importantly, taste delicious.

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  1. Do you how to make the pecan butter or almon as I have a lot of these raw nuts, Or to make almon milk then I wouldn’t have to by the milk.

  2. Hey Arman,

    You’re in Australia, right? Could you please tell me where I could find some caramel chips down under? These look delish!

    1. Hey Helena! YES! Unfortunately, I brought those back from America! I have a no bake cookie recipe to share soon which taste better than this :p

      1. Ahhh, that’s the smart thang when travelling!…I’ll await your next recipe with bated breath! 😛

  3. these sounds delicious! Love Pecans in cookies. Also love that you have added coconut oil and chia seeds, another 2 favourites of mine. Over here in the UK there is a difference between vanilla essence and vanilla extract, extract is better, I make my own! 🙂

  4. As everyone mentioned – awesome pics Arman!!! BUT – come on – shouldn’t you tag me in your posts for cookies so I don’t miss them since I am crazy busy right now! 🙂 I can give you my mailing address too! 🙂 I LOVE PECANS!!!!!! I don’t keep all these ingredients in the house so will have to think bout whether I should buy… 🙂 Can I just grind up outs to make oat flour or do I have to buy… I just have oats & oat bran in my house. I have to google vanilla essence – clueless! 🙂

  5. Someone’s been practicing with the cameraaaaa! 😀 The pictures look great, mister! And what’s this about caramel chips? Are those like butterscotch chips? And if now, where am I supposed to find them?! I’ve kind of been cheating on chocolate with butterscotch lately. I’m not sorry.

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