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Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread Cookies are rich, sweet, buttery, crumbly, melt in your mouth shortbread cookies with chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
This past weekend we went to the mall and they already had Christmas decorations up in early October. So that got me thinking about Christmas, and baking, and cookies.
Are you a baker? A Christmas cookie baker? Then this post is for you. These rich, buttery, crumbly Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread Cookies scream Christmas to me. My older sister used to bake tables and tables full of cookies, candy, and fudge every year for the holidays. Here shortbread cookies with pecans were one of my favorites, and I always associated them with Christmas.
For a variation, I added chocolate chips because everything is better with chocolate, right?
Please understand that these are not your typical chocolate chip cookies. It is a shortbread recipe that has chocolate chips added. If you would like a more traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe then try my Best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, or for a warm pizookie style cookie, try my Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie. The shortbread cookies have a distinct crumbly buttery texture, and are not soft and chewy like more traditional chocolate chip cookies.
However, if you love the crumbly rich texture of shortbread cookies, then you will love these Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread cookies.
Looking for more pecan recipes, try German Chocolate Pecan Pie, Mini Pecan Pies, and Pecan Pralines.
Now it’s your turn. Tell me about your favorite Christmas cookies.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat together the butter and confectioners' sugar. Mix in the vanilla and salt. Add flour one cup at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans until evenly distributed through the batter. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place each cookie 2 inches apart onto a cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie with a fork.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until a light golden brown.
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Jayne R says
could I double the chocolate chips if they are mini chocolate chips?
Michele says
Hi Jayne,
The amount is based on volume rather than the size of the chocolate chips. I used 1/2 cup regular chocolate chips. If you use 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, there will be more mini chocolate chips than regular. However, if you would like to add more chocolate chips, this recipe can handle up to 1 cup of chocolate chips (no matter what size chips) and come out great. Therefore, if you want to add 1 cup of mini chocolate chips, go for it!
Thanks for your question.
Michele