Coffee House Cookies (pampered Chef)

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans, divided
• 1 cup semi-sweet semisweet chocolate chunk, divided
• 3 -4 ounces favorite chocolate candy bars (snickers is my favorite! see note)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy.
• 4 add egg and vanilla to creamed mixture; beat well.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
• 6 stir in 2/3 cup pecans and 2/3 cup chocolate chucks into cookie dough.
• 7 cut candy bars int small pieces and set aside.
• 8 using a large scoop, drop dough onto stone or cookie sheet, about 3-inches apart.
• 9 (cookies will spread when baking.) flatten scoops slightly with palm of hand.
• 10 lightly press a few pecan pieces, a few chocolate chucks and a few candy pieces into each cookie.
• 11 bake for 14-16 minutes or until cookies are almost set.
• 12 (centers will be soft, do not over bake.) cook for 5 minutes on stone or cookies sheet.
• 13 remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• 14 ~note~chocolate candy bars with nougat and nuts are favorite choices for this cookie.
• 15 also delicious are chocolate covered peppermint patties, chocolate covered caramels and chocolate peanut butter cups.