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Spiced Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Little Figgy Food
Gorgeous and milk dunk worthy Spiced Chocolate Chunk Cookies!
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 2 doz

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups White Whole Wheat Flour
  • ¾ tsp Cinnamon ground
  • ½ tsp Ginger ground
  • ¼ tsp Allspice ground
  • tsp pinch Cloves, ground
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 14 Tbls Unsalted Butter softened and divided
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 large Egg Yolk
  • ½ cup each semi-sweet Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate bars broken into chunks - can use chips if preferred
  • ½ - ¾ cup Pecans chopped and toasted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
  • In a small saucepan over medium high heat, melt 10 Tablespoons of the Butter and cook for about 3 - 4 minutes or until just starting to brown. Be careful not to burn as this stage can burn easily.
  • Remove butter from heat and add in the remaining 4 Tablespoons of Butter and stir until melted, it will start to foam a bit, but keep stirring, it will settle.
  • Pour the melted Butter into the dry ingredients mixture and mix using a hand held or stand mixer. Add the Vanilla extract and continue to mix until well blended.
  • Add in the whole Egg and mix well, then add in the Egg Yolk, again mixing well.
  • Turn off the mixer and now fold in the Chocolate and Pecans and mix through cookie dough.
  • On a lined cookie sheet, using a cookie scoop or large spoon, drop the cookie dough about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in 375°F pre-heated oven for 10 - 14 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
  • Allow to cool on wire rack.
  • Serve with smile.

Notes

*Adapted from the Taste of the South's Fall Baking 2013/2015*
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