Dark Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans

These dark chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with pecans are thick, chewy and filled with flavor. They are packed with dark chocolate chips, crunchy pecans, made with brown butter, and sprinkled with flake salt. This is an easy recipe that you will love!

These chewy oatmeal cookies are delicious and hard to have just one! Browning the butter really gives these cookies the best caramelly, nutty flavor. The dark chocolate chips and their intense chocolate flavor pairs great with the pecans. Topping these with flake salt helps to bring out all those flavors!

This recipe makes just 16 cookies and can easily be doubled if you are wanting more cookies. Balls of dough freeze great too, so you can make extras and have cookies anytime you please!

For more cookie recipes, try one of these: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Applesauce, Chocolate Cookies with Buttercream Frosting or Brown Butter Brown Sugar Maple Glazed Cookies.

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• Why You Will Love These
• Ingredients Needed
• Step by Step Instructions
• Expert Tips
• FAQ
• Storing and Freezing
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Why You Will Love These

• They are easy. These cookies very easy to put together and don't require any special equipment. You can have the dough made in about 10 minutes and after chilling the dough for about 30 minues, you can have warm, gooey cookies to munch on.
• The brown butter. Browning the butter really takes these cookies to a whole new level. Browned butter adds a nutty, caramel flavor and it is so worth the extra work.
• The dark chocolate. The bitterness of the dark chocolate chips is balanced so nicely with all the other flavors in these cookies. Even folks who don't usually appreciate dark chocolate, will love it in these cookies!

Ingredients Needed

Here are notes about some of the ingredients needed to make this great recipe. All ingredients can be found at your local grocery store or an online retailer, like Amazon.

• Sugar: You will need both dark brown sugar and granulated white sugar. Light brown sugar would work in place of the dark brown sugar, if needed.
• Butter: Unsalted brown butter that is cooled to room temperature is best. If you are short on time, or prefer not to use brown butter, you can use regular unsalted melted and cooled butter.
• Vanilla: I prefer to use vanilla bean paste, but regular vanilla extract works just as great!
• Egg
• Oatmeal: Old fashioned rolled oats work best. Instant or quick oats will alter the texture and are not recommended, but could be used in a pinch. Steel cut oats would not work for this.
• Flour
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Salt: You will use salt in the dough and also flake salt for sprinkling on top of the baked cookies.
• Pecans: Pecan chips or chopped pecans work great.
• Chocolate chips: Dark chocolate chips are one of the best parts of this cookie. You could choose to use your favorite variety of chocolate chips, if you wish. Alternatively, you could use chopped dark chocolate chunks from a bar of chocolate.

Step by Step Instructions

Here is how to make this oatmeal chocoalte chip cookie recipe. For a full list of ingredients and instructions, see the recipe card below.

STEP 1: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

STEP 2: In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, sugar, brown butter, vanilla, and egg. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine these ingredients and then set this bowl aside.

STEP 3: In a medium bowl, combine the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine.

STEP 4: Add the oameal mixture to the sugar mixture. Stir until almost fully combined and just a bit of dry flour still remians.

STEP 5: Add the chocolate chips and pecans and continue to stir just until combined and you no longer see any dry ingredients.

STEP 6: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

STEP 7: Using a large cookie scoop, place dough balls on prepared baking sheet.

STEP 8: Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

STEP 9: Preheat oven to 350°F.

STEP 10: Line a second cookie sheet with parchment paper and place chilled dough balls 2 inches apart, about 6 at a time.

STEP 11: Bake for 12-14 minutes or until just starting to brown around the edges.

STEP 12: Remove from the oven, sprinkle with flake salt and let them cool for about 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Expert Tips

• To brown the butter, place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Allow butter to cook over medium heat, swirling occasionally, until it is a deep golden brown color. Be sure to watch carefully so it doesn't burn.
• To ensure you end up with ½ cup of brown butter, I would brown a little more than one stick of butter. I usually add 3 extra tablespoons and then measure out ½ cup once it's cooled.
• Make a double batch and store dough balls in the freezer until you need your next cookie fix!
• To get the perfect cookie shape, you will need a round cookie cutter or a bowl that is slightly larger than the baked cookie. Immediately after removing them from the oven, place your round object over the cookie and scoot it around with the cookie inside, allowing the edges to form into perfectly round cookies.
• Dip warm cookies in a glass of cold milk for the ultimate cookie eating experience!

FAQ

Storing and Freezing

Store oatmeal chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months in an airtight container or zip top bag.

Unbaked cookie dough balls can be frozen in an airtight container or zip top bag for up to 3 months. Remove from freezer and bake according to recipe when you are ready to use them.

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