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Glazed Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Thick, bakery-style chocolate chip cookies packed with toasted pecans, drizzled with a sweet vanilla maple glaze, and topped with flaky sea salt.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 32 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Baking
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
  • 0.5 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 egg large, room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk large, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  • 1 cup pecans chopped and toasted
Maple Vanilla Glaze
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream add more if needed
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch flaky sea salt for topping

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Whisk and spatula

Method
 

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and fine sea salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, dark brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
  3. Whisk in the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until light and creamy.
  4. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chunks and toasted chopped pecans.
  6. Cover the bowl and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  7. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  8. Scoop 3-tablespoon mounds of dough onto the sheets, spaced 2 inches apart.
  9. Bake for 11-13 minutes until edges are golden. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  10. Whisk powdered sugar, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla until smooth to make the glaze.
  11. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let set.

Notes

Chilling the dough is critical for thick cookies. Freezes well unbaked or baked.