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                  TOASTED PECAN-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Recipe By     : DESSERT SHOW #DS3008
Serving Size  : 0    Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2 1/2  cups          all-purpose flour
    1/2  teaspoon      baking soda
    1/4  teaspoon      salt
  1      cup           dark brown sugar
    1/2  cup           white sugar
  1      cup           salted butter --  softened
  2                    eggs
  2      teaspoons     pure vanilla extract
  2      cups          semisweet chocolate chips
    3/4  cup           toasted chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt
with a wire whisk
and set aside. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, blend brown sugar
and white sugar. Add
butter and mix to form grainy paste, scrape down sides of the bowl. Add eggs
and vanilla extract
and mix until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and chocolate chips and
blend at low speed until
just mixed. Do not overmix. Stir in pecans. Scoop with rounded tablespoon
onto ungreased
cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 22-24 minutes or until golden brown.
Transfer cookies
immediately to a cool surface.

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