Crumbly Chocolate Pecan Cookies Recipe

These simple, easy and effortless chocolate pecan cookies with a crumbly texture, are melt in your mouth delicious. With just 5 minutes to mix and ten minutes to bake these have got to be the quickest cookie recipe you ever make. A step by step video shared just how simple and easy these come together.

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These are some delicious chocolate pecan cookies and perfect for an evening tea time treat any day of the year. In our home, chocolate and pecan are always a huge hit. We love eating pecans just as evening snacks and of course, who can say no to chocolate. Right.

My mother-in-law loved these cookies very much. The texture is not like regular cookies. Not crisp and not cakey but more crumbly. As you can see from the process below, I use a similar method we use when making pie crust.

The best part about these cookies is that you can do it from start to finish. No need for any chilling in between steps. So if you have unexpected guests and need to make a quick batch of cookies. This is it.

The process is as simple as placing everything in a food processor and giving is a few pulses before you roll them into balls and place them into the oven. No chilling, no rolling no fuss. Can you think of anything more simple than these chocolate pecan cookies? Exactly!

By the way, these make amazing food gift ideas or cookies to take when you are invited for tea. I often make these and they alway come back for the recipe.

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Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (save/pin)

Pecans – I have used pecan for this recipe – grounds as well as whole chopped into small pieces. But you can go with walnuts, almonds, cashews or even macadamia. My Rhea’s favorite is macadamia.
Cocoa powder – I use regular Dutch-processed cocoa powder, nothing fancy.
Light brown sugar – I love just that hint of molasses you get from the light brown sugar. You can use dark but the cookies will be softer. And you can use white which will make the cookies a bit more crisp and crumbly.
Egg – I think one egg is just right to keep the cookies crumbly but if you like to make them more crumbly add an extra egg and if you like them less crumby add an extra white.
Vanilla extract – A good quality vanilla goes a long way. Of course, I use my homemade vanilla extract.

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Recipe – Crumbly Chocolate Pecan Cookies (Save/Pin)

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Ingredients

120 grams All-Purpose Flour (1 cup)
100 grams Ground pecans (1 cup)
50 grams Un-sweetened cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
100 grams Light brown sugar (1/2 cup)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp Baking powder
228 grams unsalted butter (cold cut into cubes) (1 cup)
1 large egg
and 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
50 grams chopped pecans.

Method

Preheat the oven at 180C / 360 F
Add all dry ingredients in a food processor – flour, ground pecans, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt
Give it a few pulses to mix.
Add chilled butter
Pulse just until crumbly
Add egg and vanilla
Pulse a few times to combine (there will still be some dry flour but do not over mix)
Transfer to a bowl and bring together to form a dough
Roll into similar size balls
Press each ball into the chopped pecans
Place the cookies on a baking tray
Baked for 8 to 10 minutes until bottom is lightly golden
Cool on a wire rack completely before you store in a cookie jar.

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Crumbly Chocolate Pecan Cookies

Course Breakfast, brunch, Snacks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 16 cookies

Calories 220 kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Ingredients - Choose (Metric or US Customary) below

120 grams All-Purpose Flour
100 grams Pecan meal (ground pecans)
50 grams Un-sweetened cocoa powder
100 grams Light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp Baking powder
228 grams unsalted butter chilled cut into cubes
1 Egg large
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
50 grams Pecans. chopped

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 180C / 360 F
Add all dry ingredients in a food processor - flour, ground pecans, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt
Give it a few pulses to mix.
Add chilled butter
Pulse just until crumbly
Add egg and vanilla
Pulse a few times to combine (there will still be some dry flour but do not over mix)
Transfer to a bowl and bring together to form a dough
Roll into similar size balls
Press each ball into the chopped pecans
Place the cookies on a baking tray
Baked for 8 to 10 minutes until bottom is lightly golden
Cool on a wire rack completely before you store in a cookie jar.