Mississippi Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsals (Tollhouse or Giradellie Brand)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup organic cane sugar
• 2 large free range, organic eggs
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350’ and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Microwave semi-sweet morsels on high 1-2 minutes until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds, Set aside.
3. Add butter and sugar to mixer.
4. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy.
5. Add eggs one at a time until blended.
6. Beat in vanilla, and melted chocolate mixture.
7. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
8. Gradually add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, beating until well blended.
9. Make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of mixing bowl.
10. Fold in pecans and milk chocolate morsels.
11. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
12. Make sure you get a pecan in every cookie.
13. Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
14. Cookie will be soft on top.
15. Let set on pan for 1 minute then remove to wire rack to cool.
16. Let cool about 20-30 min then add to ziplock bag to keep cookies soft.
17. Don’t over cool on rack or cookies will get hard.